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| Title: | Uncontrolled collision with terrain, Flagship Airlines, Inc., dba American Eagle Flight 3379, BAe Jetstream 3201, N918AE, Morrisville, North Carolina, December 13, 1994 |
| Micro summary: | This Jetstream 3201 stalled short of the runway. |
| Event Time: | 1994-12-13 at 1834 EST |
| File Name: | 1994-12-13-US.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) |
| Publishing Country: | USA |
| Report number: | NTSB-AAR-95-07 |
| Pages: | 117 |
| Site of event: | 4 nm SW of runway 5L, Raleigh-Durham |
| Latitude/Longitude: | N35°50'5" W078°52'1" |
| Departure: | Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA |
| Destination: | Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Morrisville, North Carolina, USA |
| Airplane Type(s): | BAe Jetstream 3201 |
| Flight Phase: | Approach |
| Registration(s): | N918AE |
| Operator(s): | American Eagle (Flagship Airlines) |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 20 |
| Fatalities: | 15 |
| Serious Injuries: | 5 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 0 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | On December 13, 1994, at 1834, American Eagle (AMR) flight 3379 crashed about 4 nautical miles southwest of the runway 5L threshold during an instrument landing system approach to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Thirteen passengers and the two crewmembers were fatally injured, and the other five passengers survived. The airplane was destroyed by impact and fire. The weather at the time of the accident was ceiling 5CO feet, visibility 2 miles, light rain and fog, temperature 38' F. and dew point 36O F. This was a regularly scheduled passenger flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Pan 135. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of this accident were: 1) the captain's improper assumption that an engine had failed, and 2) the captain's subsequent failure to follow approved procedures for engine failure, single-engine approach and go-around, and stall recovery. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the failure of AMR Eagle FIagship management to identify, document, monitor, and remedy deficiencies in pilot performance and training. Safety issues examined in this report include flightcrew decisions and training, air carrier organization, hiring and recordkeeping practices. Federal Aviation Administration surveillance of AMR Eagle Flagship, and the flight profile advisory system. Safety recommendations concemiiig these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration. |
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