Swearingen SA227 incident near Cologne, De, September 20, 2016
On September 20, 2016 at about 5:25 pm local time, a 1990 Swearingen SA227, registered DCPSW, suffered minor damage in an incident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Cologne (Cologne/Bonn airport). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 20, 2016 · about 5:25 pm local time
- Place
- Cologne, Germany · Cologne/Bonn · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Swearingen SA227 AC, built 1990 · all SA227s on the register
- Registration
- DCPSW · no longer on the register · serial AC 757 B
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On September 20, 2016, at 1725 UTC, a Fairchild Swearingen Corporation SA-227-AC Metroliner, German registration D-CPSW, owned and operated by BINAIR Aero, sustained minor damage when the airplane veered off the runway while landing at the Cologne/Bonn Airport, Cologne, Germany. The commercial pilot-in-command, and commercial co-pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross country cargo flight that originated at Shopje, Macedonia. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle Fur Flugenfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Phone: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 0 Telefax: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 246 e-mail: ops@bfu-web.de web: www.bfu-web.de
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Garret TPE 331 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Garret TPE 331 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Binair Aero
The flight
- Departed from: LWSK Skopje
- Destination: EDDK Cologne
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 24
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 120° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 9,000 ft; scat at 6,400 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 7:20 pm from EDDK, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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