Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 May 1996
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27ÿIslander
Owner/operator: Trans Guyana Airways
Registration Number: 8R-GHG
Location: Holitipu Airstrip –
ÿ Guyana
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft was damaged beyond repair due to unauthorized airstrip work, resulting from a failure by the airstrip’s responsible parties to notify the aircraft operator.An aircraft was damaged beyond repair due to unauthorized airstrip work, resulting from a failure by the airstrip’s responsible parties to notify the aircraft operator.
Description
The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while being operated into an airstrip at which repair work was in progress and the persons responsible for the airstrip had failed to notify the aircraft operator that work was in progress.
Primary Cause
Failure to notify aircraft operator of airstrip work.Failure to notify aircraft operator of airstrip work.Share on:
