Incident Overview

Description
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air was damaged beyond repair in an accident at S?o Sebasti?o, near Vilanculos, Mozambique. Both crew members were killed. The aircraft was refuelled to capacity at Polokwane Airport, South Africa on 28 June 2004 with 1750 litres of Jet A1 fuel where after it flew to S?o Sebasti?o, near Vilanculos, Mozambique. Later the day on 28 June 2004 the crew attempted to take off on a non-scheduled flight from Sao Sebastiao (near Vilanculos) to Vilanculos Airport (VNX). The purpose of the fight was to airlift an injured man to a hospital at an unknown destination. The crew did not use the full runway length available but attempted the takeoff run with only 870ft (265 m) of runway available. The aircraft failed to become airborne and overran the runway, colliding with a sandbank, the perimeter fence and trees and erupted in fire. Calculations, using the takeoff performance graphs in the POH (Pilot Operating Handbook), showed that the aircraft would have required a ground roll distance of 2000 ft (610 m) with 40ø flap and 2100 ft (640 m) with no flap selected.
Source of Information
http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/7825.pdfhttp://www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/7825.pdfPrimary Cause
Unsuccessful takeoff due to insufficient runway length, resulting in a collision.Unsuccessful takeoff due to insufficient runway length, resulting in a collision.Share on: