Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 7 August 1997
Aircraft Type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Owner/operator: Aero Bieke
Registration Number: N1202S
Location: Fajardo Airport (FAJ) –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Pilot’s visual lookout.Pilot’s visual lookout.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A collision occurred between two aircraft, N1202S (Boeing) and N26JA (Islandair), during an approach to landing at Fajardo. The pilots were operating independently, with one pilot executing a non-standard right traffic pattern and the other a standard left traffic pattern. The collision occurred at the approach threshold of runway 08, approximately 100 feet above ground level.A collision occurred between two aircraft, N1202S (Boeing) and N26JA (Islandair), during an approach to landing at Fajardo. The pilots were operating independently, with one pilot executing a non-standard right traffic pattern and the other a standard left traffic pattern. The collision occurred at the approach threshold of runway 08, approximately 100 feet above ground level.
Description
The pilot of N1202S, was executing a non-standard right traffic pattern approach to landing at Fajardo, while the pilot of another BN-2 Islander, N26JA, was executing a standard left traffic pattern approach to landing. The airplanes collided over the approach threshold of runway 08, about 100 feet agl. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate visual lookout.”
Primary Cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate visual lookout.The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate visual lookout.Share on:
