Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 October 1991
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Owner/operator: BAC Charter
Registration Number: N731A
Location: near Narsarsuaq –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Bandeirante aircraftBandeirante aircraft
Category: Accident
An icing event caused a forced descent of the Bandeirante aircraft from a high altitude to a lower level, resulting in a collision with an ice sheet. The aircraft struck at 180 knots, exceeding 5125 feet above the cloud base.An icing event caused a forced descent of the Bandeirante aircraft from a high altitude to a lower level, resulting in a collision with an ice sheet. The aircraft struck at 180 knots, exceeding 5125 feet above the cloud base.
Description
Icing conditions forced the crew to descend from 9000 feet to get below the clouds. The Bandeirante struck an ice sheet at 180 knots, at a height of 5125 feet. Cloud base was reported to be 3000 feet with a 7deg/7 knots wind and 10 km visibility in moderate rain. All three crew members survived the accident and were picked up by the Danish Navy in a Lynx helicopter. The departure airport of the ferry flight was Springfield Airport, MO (SGF) and the final destination was going to be Southend Municipal Airport (SEN).
Primary Cause
Icing conditions caused a forced descent.Icing conditions caused a forced descent.Share on:
