Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 January 1999
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVC
Owner/operator: Besit Servizi Aerei
Registration Number: I-NARB
Location: Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Merlin IV aircraftMerlin IV aircraft
Category: Accident
Two Merlin IV aircraft experienced landing accidents at Olbia on January 13 and 14. The extent of the damage is beyond repair, raising questions about whether this was a single incident.Two Merlin IV aircraft experienced landing accidents at Olbia on January 13 and 14. The extent of the damage is beyond repair, raising questions about whether this was a single incident.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident. Since two Merlin IV aircraft of the same company were reportedly involved in landing accidents at Olbia on January 13 (I-NARC) and January 14 (I-NARB), there is some doubt whether this was in fact just one and the same occurrence.
Primary Cause
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