Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 January 2003
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Owner/operator: Siam Air Sports
Registration Number: HS-RON
Location: 1,5 km from Pattaya Airport (PYX) –
ÿ Thailand
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically flaps)Aircraft control system (specifically flaps)
Category: Accident
A pilot operating a small aircraft took off with full flaps and experienced a loss of control resulting in a crash landing in a cassava field.A pilot operating a small aircraft took off with full flaps and experienced a loss of control resulting in a crash landing in a cassava field.
Description
The pilot took off with full flaps, and lost control of the plane at 200-300 feet. The airplane stalled and crash-landed in a cassava field.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to pilot error during takeoff and flight.Loss of control due to pilot error during takeoff and flight.Share on:
