Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 6 June 1976
Aircraft Type: GAF Nomad N.22B
Owner/operator: Sabah Air
Registration Number: 9M-ATZ
Location: 3 km off Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (particularly forward control column range and flaps).Aircraft control system (particularly forward control column range and flaps).
Category: Accident
An aircraft stalled and crashed on approach to runway 20, resulting in a loss of life due to the pilot’s actions and the aircraft’s response to adverse conditions. The incident involved a Tun Fuad Stephens flight, with the pilot exceeding his duty time and experiencing a medical issue prior to the flight. The pilot lost control when approaching the runway, exacerbated by a Center of Gravity position that exceeded the approved rear limit.An aircraft stalled and crashed on approach to runway 20, resulting in a loss of life due to the pilot’s actions and the aircraft’s response to adverse conditions. The incident involved a Tun Fuad Stephens flight, with the pilot exceeding his duty time and experiencing a medical issue prior to the flight. The pilot lost control when approaching the runway, exacerbated by a Center of Gravity position that exceeded the approved rear limit.
Description
The aircraft stalled and crashed on approach to runway 20. It struck water at an angle of about 60ø, facing the direction of approach. On board were Tun Fuad Stephens, the first Chief Minister of the state of Sabah in Malaysia along with several cabinet members. The final investigation report mentions that the pilot had exceeded his company duty time of 10 hours by 67 minutes. Additionally, the pilot reported feeling unwell before his previous flight and before the accident flight. The pilot lost control of the aircraft when he ran out of forward control column range as flaps were lowered through 25ø on approach to land, due to a Centre of Gravity position which was well aft of the approved rear limit.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZHMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MWcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=kinabalu&pg=6538%2C2643828, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=12867285https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZHMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MWcEAAAAIBAJ&dq=kinabalu&pg=6538%2C2643828, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=12867285Primary Cause
Pilot error (excessive time worked and loss of control due to a Center of Gravity position exceeding the approved rear limit).Pilot error (excessive time worked and loss of control due to a Center of Gravity position exceeding the approved rear limit).Share on:
