Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 September 1986
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2
Owner/operator: Fiji Air
Registration Number: DQ-FEC
Location: Vanuabalavu Airport (VBV) –
ÿ Fiji
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the pilot’s visual guidance)Aircraft control system (specifically, the pilot’s visual guidance)
Category: Accident
An aircraft veered left off the runway during a downhill and downwind takeoff and collided with a tree. The incident was likely caused by insufficient visual cues for the pilot to maintain directional control, potentially exacerbated by pilot self-medication.An aircraft veered left off the runway during a downhill and downwind takeoff and collided with a tree. The incident was likely caused by insufficient visual cues for the pilot to maintain directional control, potentially exacerbated by pilot self-medication.
Description
The aircraft veered left off the runway during a downhill and downwind takeoff and collided with a tree. PROBALE CAUSE: (1) Insufficient visual clues for the pilot to maintain directional control; (2) pilot self medication.
Primary Cause
Insufficient visual clues for the pilot to maintain directional controlInsufficient visual clues for the pilot to maintain directional controlShare on:
