Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 December 1995
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-21ÿIslander
Owner/operator: Islands Nationair
Registration Number: P2-NAM
Location: Begesin Airstrip –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (landing gear, flight controls).Aircraft control system (landing gear, flight controls).
Category: Accident
A pilot executed an uncontrolled landing at Begesin Airstrip following an aborted approach to destination Bundi. The aircraft overran the runway.A pilot executed an uncontrolled landing at Begesin Airstrip following an aborted approach to destination Bundi. The aircraft overran the runway.
Description
The pilot abandoned the approach to destination Bundi and diverted to Begesin Airstrip, where it overran the runway after landing.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? aborted approach and uncontrolled landing.Pilot error ? aborted approach and uncontrolled landing.Share on:
