Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 September 2004
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900D
Owner/operator: Wings Aviation
Registration Number: 5N-PTL
Location: Eket airstrip –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s flight path.Aircraft control surfaces and potentially the aircraft’s flight path.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft overran a wet Mobil Oil airstrip at Eket, exceeding a thousand feet in height and failing to maintain a safe distance from the perimeter fence.A twin-engine aircraft overran a wet Mobil Oil airstrip at Eket, exceeding a thousand feet in height and failing to maintain a safe distance from the perimeter fence.
Description
The aircraft overran the wet Mobil Oil airstrip at Eket by over a thousand feet, and eventually missing the airstrip perimeter fence by some meters before coming to a stop.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to excessive speed and/or a sudden change in trajectory.Loss of control due to excessive speed and/or a sudden change in trajectory.Share on:
