Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 February 1996
Aircraft Type: Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-20ÿIslander
Owner/operator: Nagasaki Airways
Registration Number: JA5322
Location: near Kawatana –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
An Islander flight encountered snowy weather en route to Nagasaki. The pilot detected a forested mountain ridge ahead and attempted to avoid a collision, resulting in the airplane descending into the trees on Takami Peak.An Islander flight encountered snowy weather en route to Nagasaki. The pilot detected a forested mountain ridge ahead and attempted to avoid a collision, resulting in the airplane descending into the trees on Takami Peak.
Description
The Islander departed Fukuoka at 12:52 on a flight to Nagasaki. En route the airplane encountered snowy weather. The pilot suddenly saw a forested mountain ridge ahead. He tried to avoid a collision, but the airplane descended into the trees on the Takami Peak.
Primary Cause
Snowy weather conditions and the pilot?s reaction to a forested mountain ridge.Snowy weather conditions and the pilot?s reaction to a forested mountain ridge.Share on:
