Incident Overview
Date: Friday 11 March 1983
Aircraft Type: NAMC YS-11A-208
Owner/operator: Nihon Kinkyori Airways
Registration Number: JA8693
Location: Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53
Component Affected: The YS-11 aircraft’s flight control system and power controls.The YS-11 aircraft’s flight control system and power controls.
Investigating Agency: AAICAAIC
Category: Accident
A YS-11 aircraft crashed during a 30ø bank turn onto final approach, resulting in a YS-11 crash due to pilot error during low ceiling conditions.A YS-11 aircraft crashed during a 30ø bank turn onto final approach, resulting in a YS-11 crash due to pilot error during low ceiling conditions.
Description
The aircraft landed 100 m short, when in a 30ø bank turn onto final approach. The YS-11 crashed in 40cm deep snow and broke. PROBABLE CAUSE: The pilot misjudged altitude and distance in low ceiling and handled the power controls improperly.
Primary Cause
The pilot misjudged altitude and distance in low ceiling and handled the power controls improperly.The pilot misjudged altitude and distance in low ceiling and handled the power controls improperly.Share on:
