Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 16 August 2008
Aircraft Type: Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander
Owner/operator: C.L. Damiani
Registration Number: YV1987
Location: La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport – ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Nose undercarriage legNose undercarriage leg
Investigating Agency: JIAAC VenezuelaJIAAC Venezuela
Category: Accident
A BN-2B Islander, registration YV1987, experienced damage during a landing accident at La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport, Venezuela. The aircraft sustained damage due to a runway excursion while landing on runway 04 under strong crosswind conditions. The nose undercarriage leg collapsed. The incident was attributed to the aircraft running on uneven ground, resulting from strong winds potentially causing it to deviate from the runway.A BN-2B Islander, registration YV1987, experienced damage during a landing accident at La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport, Venezuela. The aircraft sustained damage due to a runway excursion while landing on runway 04 under strong crosswind conditions. The nose undercarriage leg collapsed. The incident was attributed to the aircraft running on uneven ground, resulting from strong winds potentially causing it to deviate from the runway.

Description

A BN-2B Islander, registration YV1987, sustained damage in a landing accident at La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport, Venezuela. None of the six occupants were injured. The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing on runway 04 in strong crosswind conditions. The nose undercarriage leg collapsed. Causal Factor: The aircraft ran on the uneven ground of the airfield of La Tortuga during the landing phase due to potential strong winds that may have led the plane off the runway, so the Investigating Board considers the physical factor as the likely causal factor of this accident. Specific probable cause: Presence strong crosswind during landing. Contributing Factor. The Investigating Board considers these two contributing factors: a) Physical Factor due to the characteristics of the runway, its size and irregular surface conditions, which caused the collapse of the nose gear into the ground. b) Human Factor, due to possible handling by the pilot for a crosswind landing.

Primary Cause

Strong crosswind conditions during landing.Strong crosswind conditions during landing.

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