Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1996 |
Time: | 10:58 |
Type: | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander |
Operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | VH-FCO |
MSN: | 845 |
First flight: | 1977-05-23 (19 years 3 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Horn Island Airport, QLD (HID) ? ( Australia)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Maintenance personnel reported finding significant damage to the left main landing gear, as the aircraft was being loaded for the return sector of a charter flight at Horn Island, Queensland, Australia. The nature of the damage was consistent with a previous heavy landing. The two pilot operating crew advised that the previous flight sector was uneventful with a normal landing.
A company investigation has been unable to determine when the damage occurred. The aircraft was removed from service for repair.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BASI |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 153 days (5 months) | Accident number: | 199603697 | Download report: | Summary report
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Classification:
Heavy landing
Runway mishap
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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.