Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 September 1996
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-21ÿIslander
Owner/operator: Vanua Air Charter
Registration Number: DQ-FIF
Location: Ngau Island Airport (NGI) –
ÿ Fiji
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: The aircraft’s undercarriage.The aircraft’s undercarriage.
Category: Accident
An undercarriage collapse occurred during the landing phase of an aircraft after it overran the runway. This resulted in damage to the aircraft’s undercarriage.An undercarriage collapse occurred during the landing phase of an aircraft after it overran the runway. This resulted in damage to the aircraft’s undercarriage.
Description
The undercarriage collapsed when the airplane overran the runway after landing.
Primary Cause
Landing conditions and aerodynamic instability likely contributed to the collapse.Landing conditions and aerodynamic instability likely contributed to the collapse.Share on:
