The Cloaking of the Autopilot can Conceal Imminent Upsets On the night of May 3, 2005, Fairchild-Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III airplane ZK-POA, operated by Airwork (NZ) Ltd, was on a freight flight with two crew and 1,790 kilograms of cargo when it suffered an in-flight upset that developed into a high g spiral dive. The aircraft quickly became overstressed and broke up. Eyewitnesses described a possible fuel- tank explosion. Investigators later found that fuel was involved, albeit not explosively. Of…
Unscheduled "Departures"
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