Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 16 January 1999
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Owner/operator: Uzu Air
Registration Number: VH-XFF
Location: near Coconut Island Airport, QLD (CNC) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft propeller.Aircraft propeller.
Investigating Agency: ATSBATSB
Category: Accident
A flight experienced a go-around due to a vehicle on the airstrip during final approach. The aircraft rolled and yawed left, descended steeply, and crashed onto a tidal flat.A flight experienced a go-around due to a vehicle on the airstrip during final approach. The aircraft rolled and yawed left, descended steeply, and crashed onto a tidal flat.
Description
The flight apparently proceeded normally until late final approach when the pilot initiated a go-around because of a vehicle on the airstrip. The aircraft rolled and yawed left, descended steeply and crashed onto a tidal flat. SIGNIFICANT FACTORS: 1. The pilot initiated a go-around from final approach because of a vehicle on the airstrip. 2. The left propeller showed little evidence of rotation damage. The reason for a possible loss of left engine power could not be determined. 3. For reasons that could not be established, the pilot lost control of the aircraft at a low height.
Primary Cause
Vehicle on the airstrip caused a go-around.Vehicle on the airstrip caused a go-around.Share on:
