Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 suffered an uncontrolled collision with terrain during a flight from Atlanta, Georgia to Brunswick, Georgia on April 5, 1991. There were no survivors. The flight took off from Atlanta at 13:47, 23 minutes late due to an aircraft change as the originally scheduled aircraft had mechanical problems. The trip was otherwise uneventful until the aircraft arrived in the Brunswick area at 14:44. Just after turning ... more

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 suffered an uncontrolled collision with terrain during a flight from Atlanta, Georgia to Brunswick, Georgia on April 5, 1991. There were no survivors. The flight took off from Atlanta at 13:47, 23 minutes late due to an aircraft change as the originally scheduled aircraft had mechanical problems. The trip was otherwise uneventful until the aircraft arrived in the Brunswick area at 14:44. Just after turning onto final approach, the aircraft suddenly rolled left until the wings were perpendicular to the ground and crashed in a nose down attitude 2 miles short of Runway 07 at Glynco Jetport. Malfunction of the left engine propeller control unit allowed the propeller blade angle to go below the flight idle position. Contributing to the accident was the deficient design of the propeller control unit by Hamilton Standard and the approval of the design by the Federal Aviation Administration. While specifically excluded as a contributing factor in the... less