Incident Overview

Description
Trans Guyana Airways flight 103A, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft, departed Ogle International Airport at 12:35 UTC for Matthews Ridge Airstrip, with one crew and twelve passengers and two infants on board. The flight to Matthews Ridge was uneventful until the final approach to land. The aircraft approached the runway from the left and had to make a steep bank in an attempt to establish on the runway centerline. The aircraft was slow in the turn and was possibly further slowed by the steep bank causing the aircraft to exhibit the characteristics of an imminent accelerated stall. This forced the aircraft’s rate of sink to increase and the pilot was unable to stabilize the aircraft’s approach. The aircraft’s port wing touched the ground first, followed by the port undercarriage. There were no injuries or fatalities. Cause: The probable cause of the accident was that the aircraft was slow and close to the threshold on left base of RWY29. The pilot executed and maintained a steep left turn which resulted in the aircraft experiencing an incipient accelerated stall. Contributory Causes: 1. The approach to landing was not properly configured, which resulted in an unsafe and unstable approach. 2. Although he felt the aircraft buffeting, the pilot did not recognize that there was an impending accelerated stall and did not react in a timely manner to correct it. 3. The weather was not conducive to VFR operations. 4. Given the prevailing weather conditions, the pilot should not have descended below the MSA of 3000ft. 5. It is believed that the pilot may have established a mindset to land because another pilot had landed four minutes earlier.
Primary Cause
Slow and steep approach to the runway, combined with a steep bank turn, leading to an incipient accelerated stall.Slow and steep approach to the runway, combined with a steep bank turn, leading to an incipient accelerated stall.Share on: