Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 8 May 1994
Aircraft Type: IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8ÿIslander
Owner/operator: Aerocondor Transportes Areos – ATA
Registration Number: CS-DAF
Location: near Bragana –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Second EngineSecond Engine
Category: Accident
During a routine flight, a second engine experienced a brief vibration shortly after takeoff at an altitude of 8000 feet. This vibration persisted for approximately twenty minutes, prompting the pilot to immediately shut down the engine. The aircraft subsequently descended below the clouds, resulting in an emergency landing on a rural road. The landing was unsuccessful, leading to a crash.During a routine flight, a second engine experienced a brief vibration shortly after takeoff at an altitude of 8000 feet. This vibration persisted for approximately twenty minutes, prompting the pilot to immediately shut down the engine. The aircraft subsequently descended below the clouds, resulting in an emergency landing on a rural road. The landing was unsuccessful, leading to a crash.
Description
About one hour after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 8000 feet, the no. 2 engine began to vibrate for a short while. Some twenty minutes later the vibrations started again, forcing the pilot to shut down the engine. They were not able to maintain height and the Islander descended below the clouds. An emergency landing was attempted on a road, but the airplane was not able to reach the road and crash-landed in trees.
Primary Cause
Engine VibrationEngine VibrationShare on:
