Détails:
The Islander was being ferried to the United States. It departed Reykjavík weighing 297 kg in excess of the mtow. Shortly after takeoff the pilot radioed that she had dropped her portable GPS on the floor and could not locate it. She decided to divert to Keflavik International Airport. During descent the no. 2 engine failed. The pilot did not feather the prop nor did she try to restart the engine. The airplane descended until it crash-landed in rough terrain some 5 nm (9 km) short of the airport. Investigation revealed that the mixture control for the no. 2 engine was pulled back. This may have occurred inadvertently by the pilot's sleeve when searching for the GPS device.
» ICAO Adrep Summary 6/96 #56
» Scramble
| Statuts: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | dimanche 17 mars 1996 |
| Heure: | 12:12 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
| Compagnie: | Wagner Foundation |
| Immatriculation: | N904WA |
| Numéro de série: | 904 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1981 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Njarðvík ( Islande)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Convoyage |
| Aéroport de départ: | Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV/BIRK), Islande |
| Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK/BGBW), Groënland |
The Islander was being ferried to the United States. It departed Reykjavík weighing 297 kg in excess of the mtow. Shortly after takeoff the pilot radioed that she had dropped her portable GPS on the floor and could not locate it. She decided to divert to Keflavik International Airport. During descent the no. 2 engine failed. The pilot did not feather the prop nor did she try to restart the engine. The airplane descended until it crash-landed in rough terrain some 5 nm (9 km) short of the airport. Investigation revealed that the mixture control for the no. 2 engine was pulled back. This may have occurred inadvertently by the pilot's sleeve when searching for the GPS device.
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO» ICAO Adrep Summary 6/96 #56
» Scramble
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Reykjavík Domestic Airport et Narsarsuaq Airport est de 1227 km (767 miles).
La distance entre Reykjavík Domestic Airport et Narsarsuaq Airport est de 1227 km (767 miles).
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