Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 October 1975
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Owner/operator: Aer Arann
Registration Number: EI-BBA
Location: Inishmore Airport (IOR) –
ÿ Ireland
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
The pilot experienced a landing complication due to a wet surface and obstacles, resulting in a ground contact with a rock. The pilot attempted to overfly obstructions and then continued the landing despite the potential for a more controlled landing.The pilot experienced a landing complication due to a wet surface and obstacles, resulting in a ground contact with a rock. The pilot attempted to overfly obstructions and then continued the landing despite the potential for a more controlled landing.
Description
After landing on the grass strip the pilot was unable to stop on the wet surface. By applying power, he tried to overfly rocky obstructions at the end of the strip on to a sand area beyond. The landing gear struck a rock. Aeroplane performance should have allowed stopping in the distance available. No evidence of defect in the brake system was found. The position of the sun had some bearing on the approach. A light variable wind may have been marginally unfavourable in component; otherwise meteorological conditions were not relevant. At a stage in the landing run when a go-around would have been practicable, the pilot decided to continue the landing.
Primary Cause
Wet surface and obstacles on the landing strip prevented the aircraft from stopping in a safe distance.Wet surface and obstacles on the landing strip prevented the aircraft from stopping in a safe distance.Share on:
