Incident Overview

Description
While attempting to land at Tiraora Lodge the pilot was dazzled by low sun and elected to overshoot. The aircraft made a low turn to avoid high ground, struck a telephone wire and descended out of control into the sea. CONCLUSION: The probable cause of this accident was the pilots decision to continue to fly the aircraft, at 200 feet amsl, past the point from which a missed approach could be successfully achieved, when he was unable to see the position of the runway, its threshold or the windsock. Other contributory factors were: The pilots unfamiliarity with the Tiraora Lodge Airstrip, The pilots inadequate training in strip operation and on the aircraft type The pilots failure to check the position of the aircrafts flaps, visually, during the missed approach procedure when he believed the flap position indicator to be unreliable, The pilots unfamiliarity with the aircrafts flap operating system, The lack of a suitable wind measuring device or other information on the local winds in the area and the presence of a substantial downflow in the area of the attempted missed approach, Obstructions within the obstruction free area prescribed for approved landing grounds, and The absence of supervision of the airline by the regulatory authority.
Primary Cause
Pilot?s decision to continue to fly at 200 feet above the missed approach point, failing to assess runway position, threshold, or wind conditions.Pilot?s decision to continue to fly at 200 feet above the missed approach point, failing to assess runway position, threshold, or wind conditions.Share on: