Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 March 2018
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: West Coast Air Services
Registration Number: VH-PGA
Location: Talbot Bay, WA –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft floatsAircraft floats
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208 Caravan I aircraft experienced a hard landing during an aircraft familiarisation flight due to the pilot’s late flare on final approach, resulting in significant damage to the floats and airframe.A Cessna 208 Caravan I aircraft experienced a hard landing during an aircraft familiarisation flight due to the pilot’s late flare on final approach, resulting in significant damage to the floats and airframe.
Description
The float equipped Cessna 208 Caravan I was on an aircraft familiarisation flight, when the pilot flared the aircraft late on final approach and landed hard resulting in substantial damage to the floats and airframe. The floats lost buoyancy and the aircraft subsequently sank.
Source of Information
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-29/sea-plane-sinking-horizontal-falls/9597718https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-29/sea-plane-sinking-horizontal-falls/9597718Primary Cause
Late flare on final approach during aircraft familiarisation flight.Late flare on final approach during aircraft familiarisation flight.Share on:
