Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 July 1972
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander
Owner/operator: Pars Air
Registration Number: EP-PAE
Location: Bandar-e-Ganaveh –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
A pilot operating an aircraft on an old, abandoned gravel aerodrome experienced a loss of control during landing, resulting in the aircraft striking a dry riverbed. The pilot lacked familiarity with the aerodrome’s layout and landing procedures, including recommendations for gravel-based landings.A pilot operating an aircraft on an old, abandoned gravel aerodrome experienced a loss of control during landing, resulting in the aircraft striking a dry riverbed. The pilot lacked familiarity with the aerodrome’s layout and landing procedures, including recommendations for gravel-based landings.
Description
During a landing on an old abandoned gravel aerodrome the pilot could not control the aircraft and it ran into a dry river bed. The pilot was not familiar with the aerodrome which was only 700 m in length. Additionally he had not observed the recommendations and rules for landing on gravelled aerodromes.
Primary Cause
Pilot inexperience and lack of adherence to established landing procedures for gravel aerodromes.Pilot inexperience and lack of adherence to established landing procedures for gravel aerodromes.Share on:
