Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 23 December 1979
Aircraft Type: GAF Nomad N.22B
Owner/operator: Douglas Airways
Registration Number: P2-DNL
Location: Manari Airport (MRM) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A GAF Nomad N.22B aircraft crashed near Manari Airport in Papua New Guinea, resulting in the deaths of all 16 on board. The aircraft executed a go-around before entering a steep descent, resulting in a crash into a steep embankment.A GAF Nomad N.22B aircraft crashed near Manari Airport in Papua New Guinea, resulting in the deaths of all 16 on board. The aircraft executed a go-around before entering a steep descent, resulting in a crash into a steep embankment.
Description
A GAF Nomad N.22B aircraft crashed near Manari Airport in Papua New Guinea, killing all 16 on board. According to witnesses the aircraft touched down briefly before the pilot carried out a go around. After banking left the airplane is said to have entered a steep descent, crashing down a steep embankment below the side of the airstrip. Anecdotal evidence suggests that a fault in a governor may have caused one of the two props to go to 100% RPM with only 50% torque.
Source of Information
https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/152566-png-ples-bilong-tok-tok-229.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eQxiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MecDAAAAIBAJ&dq=papua%20plane&pg=5523%2C8651700, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=egxiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MecDAAAAIBAJ&dq=manari&pg=3002%2C8923236, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110975510https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/152566-png-ples-bilong-tok-tok-229.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eQxiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MecDAAAAIBAJ&dq=papua%20plane&pg=5523%2C8651700, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=egxiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MecDAAAAIBAJ&dq=manari&pg=3002%2C8923236, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110975510Primary Cause
Faulty governor causing one prop to reach 100% RPM with only 50% torque.Faulty governor causing one prop to reach 100% RPM with only 50% torque.Share on:
