Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 July 1999
Aircraft Type: Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
Owner/operator: Kal Aviation
Registration Number: SX-BGG
Location: 1 km off Rhodes/Paradisi-Diagoras Airport (RHO) –
ÿ Greece
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A forced landing occurred due to a catastrophic failure of both engines on a commercial aircraft, resulting in a short runway landing by the seashore.A forced landing occurred due to a catastrophic failure of both engines on a commercial aircraft, resulting in a short runway landing by the seashore.
Description
Both engines failed, causing the crew to carry out a forced landing short of the runway by the seashore.
Primary Cause
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