Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	16 JAN 1999
Heure:	14:30
Type/Sous-type:	Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Compagnie:	Uzu Air
Immatriculation:	VH-XFF
Numéro de série:	763
Année de Fabrication:	1975-11-19 (23 years 2 months)
Heures de vol:	16775
Moteurs:	2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5
Equipage:	victimes: 1 / à bord: 1
Passagers:	victimes: 2 / à bord: 3
Total:	victimes: 3 / à bord: 4
Dégats de l'appareil:	Perte Totale
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	près de Coconut Island Airport, QLD (CNC) (Australie)
Phase de vol:	En approche (APR)
Nature:	Charter National
Aéroport de départ:	Horn Island Airport, QLD (HID/YHID), Australie
Aéroport de destination:	Coconut Island Airport, QLD (CNC), Australie

Détails:
The flight apparently proceeded normally until late final approach when the pilot initiated a go-around because of a vehicle on the airstrip. The aircraft rolled and yawed left, descended steeply and crashed onto a tidal flat.

SIGNIFICANT FACTORS:
1. The pilot initiated a go-around from final approach because of a vehicle on the airstrip.
2. The left propeller showed little evidence of rotation damage. The reason for a possible loss of left engine power could not be determined.
3. For reasons that could not be established, the pilot lost control of the aircraft at a low height.

Sources:
» ATSB Occurrence Number 199900220