Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 September 1963
Aircraft Type: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1
Owner/operator: Borneo Airways
Registration Number: VR-OAE
Location: 5,6 km NE of Sibu –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and climb performance.Aircraft engine and climb performance.
Category: Accident
A Twin Pioneer aircraft took off from Sibu at 02:37 and experienced a forced landing due to insufficient altitude before returning to land. The pilot feathered the propeller and notified ATC of the return to land. The aircraft was unable to maintain terrain clearance and landed on a clearing.A Twin Pioneer aircraft took off from Sibu at 02:37 and experienced a forced landing due to insufficient altitude before returning to land. The pilot feathered the propeller and notified ATC of the return to land. The aircraft was unable to maintain terrain clearance and landed on a clearing.
Description
The Twin Pioneer took off from Sibu at 02:37 and climbed to about 50 feet when the starboard engine fire warning light came on. The pilot feathered the propeller and notified ATC that he was returning to land. The plane was not able to maintain terrain clearance and a forced landing on a clearing was made. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was a result of failure to obtain adequate height before returning to land, caused by the aircraft being outside the takeoff area and heading towards trees on rising ground; the initial turn to avoid these and subsequent alterations of heading to avoid further obstacles adversely affected the climb performance of the aircraft.”
Primary Cause
Insufficient altitude before returning to land, resulting from the aircraft being outside the takeoff area and heading towards trees on rising ground.Insufficient altitude before returning to land, resulting from the aircraft being outside the takeoff area and heading towards trees on rising ground.Share on:
