Narrative:
Schiphol Tower cleared the flight for a runway 06 ILS approach shortly after 02:53. The aircraft was too high on the glide slope however and initiated a go-around at 02:59. The pilot decided to carry out a runway 19R approach and climbed to 2000 feet before turning to base. At 03:06 the aircraft aligned with the centreline, 6nm from the threshold. At 4nm short of the runway the aircraft was below the glide slope, with a speed of around 80 knots. At 03:09 (ca 3nm short, at 750 feet altitude) the aircraft suddenly turned right and descended fast. At 550 feet altitude the aircraft turned left and kept descending until it struck the ground and caught fire. It was determined that a windshear condition existed at around 750 feet altitude on the runway 19R approach path, causing a shift in direction of the wind from 210deg to 100deg.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The inexperienced pilot overcorrected a movement of the aircraft, caused by windshear and didn't regain control when the aircraft entered a spiral dive as a result of the over correction.
Loss of control
accident date: 14-09-1986
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: G-BDTP
accident date: 14-09-1986
type: Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: G-BDTP
accident date: 14-09-1986
type: Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: G-BDTP
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 14 September 1986 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 |
| Operator: | Kondair |
| Registration: | G-BDTP |
| MSN: | 1028 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7100 |
| Engines: | 3 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4,6 km (2.9 mls) from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS) ( Netherlands)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS), United Kingdom |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands | |
| Flightnumber: | 201 |
Schiphol Tower cleared the flight for a runway 06 ILS approach shortly after 02:53. The aircraft was too high on the glide slope however and initiated a go-around at 02:59. The pilot decided to carry out a runway 19R approach and climbed to 2000 feet before turning to base. At 03:06 the aircraft aligned with the centreline, 6nm from the threshold. At 4nm short of the runway the aircraft was below the glide slope, with a speed of around 80 knots. At 03:09 (ca 3nm short, at 750 feet altitude) the aircraft suddenly turned right and descended fast. At 550 feet altitude the aircraft turned left and kept descending until it struck the ground and caught fire. It was determined that a windshear condition existed at around 750 feet altitude on the runway 19R approach path, causing a shift in direction of the wind from 210deg to 100deg.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: The inexperienced pilot overcorrected a movement of the aircraft, caused by windshear and didn't regain control when the aircraft entered a spiral dive as a result of the over correction.
Classification:
Windshear/downdraftLoss of control
Photos
accident date: 14-09-1986
type: Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: G-BDTP
accident date: 14-09-1986
type: Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: G-BDTP
accident date: 14-09-1986
type: Pilatus Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2
registration: G-BDTP
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from London-Stansted Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from London-Stansted Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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