Metroliner Crash Malta

[Eric Mc]

Looks like a Fairchild Metroliner has crashed in Malta - five fatalities.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/24/plan...

[Eric Mc]

I sometimes wonder if the Metro and Merlin family of aircraft are that forgiving to fly. They do seem to feature in an inordinate number of accidents considering that they weren't built in enormous numbers.

[Eric Mc]

Loss of power on the port engine I bet.

[Eric Mc]

That was a loading issue.

[Eric Mc]

It reminded me of that ATR crash in Taiwan not so long ago.

[Eric Mc]

The Beech 1900 also has a T Tail - which is pretty unforgiving if you get into a high nose up deep stall situation.

[Eric Mc]

It definitely was a Metroliner that crashed at Cork airport back in 2011.

Also, when I was flying out of La Palma airport in Majorca back in 2009, lying upside down in the grass, partially burned out, was another Metroliner. This one crashed and burned in 2002 -



I was amazed that the authorities hadn't cleared it away - even after six years.

[Eric Mc]

Seems they might have a bit of a reputation.