Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 23 November 2011
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Susi Air
Registration Number: PK-VVG
Location: near Bilogai/Sugapa Airport (ZGP) – ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Structure (specifically, the wing and control surfaces)Aircraft Structure (specifically, the wing and control surfaces)
Investigating Agency: NTSCNTSC
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan cargo plane, PK-VVG, crashed near Bilogai, Indonesia, resulting in the pilot’s death. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Nabire (NBX) to Bilogai, carrying food, palm oil, and cement. The flight departed at 08:55 local time and overflown the touchdown zone of runway 27, prompting a go-around. The pilot executed a go-around, increasing the aircraft’s pitch angle, leading to a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan cargo plane, PK-VVG, crashed near Bilogai, Indonesia, resulting in the pilot’s death. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Nabire (NBX) to Bilogai, carrying food, palm oil, and cement. The flight departed at 08:55 local time and overflown the touchdown zone of runway 27, prompting a go-around. The pilot executed a go-around, increasing the aircraft’s pitch angle, leading to a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.

Description

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan cargo plane, PK-VVG, was destroyed in an accident near Bilogai, Indonesia. The copilot was killed in the accident. The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Nabire (NBX) to Bilogai, carrying a load of food, palm oil, and cement. The flight took off at 08:55 local time. On 09:42 the airplane overflew the touchdown zone of runway 27 at Bilogai. Suddenly an unauthorized person entered the shoulder of runway 27. The pilot in command decided to execute a go around. The airplane climbed away in a nose high attitude until it stalled. The Caravan fell to the right and impacted terrain. CAUSES: “The aircraft was executed a Go Around due to a unauthorized person entering the shoulder of the runway 27, after go around, crew tried to avoid terrain impact, increasing the aircraft attitude more pitching up caused the angle of attack was higher and beyond a stall margins , finally stall just before impact.”

Primary Cause

Unauthorized person entered the shoulder of runway 27 during the go-around, increasing the aircraft’s pitch angle and exceeding stall margins, resulting in a stall.Unauthorized person entered the shoulder of runway 27 during the go-around, increasing the aircraft’s pitch angle and exceeding stall margins, resulting in a stall.

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