Narrative:
During the landing roll on a wet runway, the braking action was poor and the aircraft overran the end of the runway.
The runway showed streaks by the main gear tires, which had typical rubber hydroplaning marks.
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 18 May 1983 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander |
| Operator: | Frisia-Luftverkehr Norddeich - FLN |
| Registration: | D-IOLT |
| MSN: | 21 |
| First flight: | 1968-04-17 (15 years 1 months) |
| Engines: | 2 5605 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Helgoland Airfield (HGL) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bremen Airport (BRE/EDDW), Germany |
| Helgoland Airfield (HGL/EDXH), Germany |
During the landing roll on a wet runway, the braking action was poor and the aircraft overran the end of the runway.
The runway showed streaks by the main gear tires, which had typical rubber hydroplaning marks.
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
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Distance from Bremen Airport to Helgoland Airfield as the crow flies is 138 km (86 miles).
Distance from Bremen Airport to Helgoland Airfield as the crow flies is 138 km (86 miles).
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