Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 December 1986
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2B
Owner/operator: Sunflower Airlines
Registration Number: DQ-FEF
Location: NE of Nadi International Airport (NAN) –
ÿ Fiji
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Right flap and Left flapRight flap and Left flap
Category: Accident
A Cessna aircraft experienced a significant incident during approach to Nadi, Fiji. The right flap jammed at 35 degrees, while the left flap continued at 60 degrees. The aircraft rolled to 90 degrees bank, resulting in a short ground strike and a short cart wheel near runway 21. The incident was likely caused by a migrated and lodged non-standard flap attachment pin within a lightening hole.A Cessna aircraft experienced a significant incident during approach to Nadi, Fiji. The right flap jammed at 35 degrees, while the left flap continued at 60 degrees. The aircraft rolled to 90 degrees bank, resulting in a short ground strike and a short cart wheel near runway 21. The incident was likely caused by a migrated and lodged non-standard flap attachment pin within a lightening hole.
Description
At 500 feet on approach to Nadi the right flap jammed at 35ø while the left one continued to 60ø. The aircraft rolled to 90ø bank, struck the ground and cart wheeled short of runway 21. PROBABLE CAUSE: Unsecured non-standard flap attachment pin migrated upward and lodged in a lightening hole.
Primary Cause
Unsecured non-standard flap attachment pin migrated upward and lodged in a lightening hole.Unsecured non-standard flap attachment pin migrated upward and lodged in a lightening hole.Share on:
