
Narrative:
A Britten Norman Islander, N133RS, force-landed in a field about half a mile short of runway 14 at Nassau International Airport. The pilot had reported that the left engine had failed during the approach.
Probable Cause
The Flight Standards Inspectorate determined that the probable cause of this accident was Propulsion System Malfunction due to fuel exhaustion of the left engine, followed by inappropriate crew response (fuel mismanagement).
Contributing Factors
- Pilot's unfamiliarity with aircraft fuel system.
- Pilot's limited command experience. (He was a new hire, low time pilot)
- Pilot's failure to conduct a proper preflight inspection of his aircraft. (did not visually check fuel tanks despite knowing that the gauges were faulty)
- Pilot's complacency with documentation of defects. (Pilot never advised maintenance or management that the gauges were faulty)
- Pilot's reliance on indications that he admitted were erroneous.
- Pilot's lack of situational awareness.
- Pilot's failure to recognize that his problem was fuel exhaustion and not engine failure and neglected to use cross-feed procedure.
Forced landing outside airport
» source: Werner Fischdick
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 June 2007 |
| Time: | 17:21 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Operator: | Golden Wings Charter |
| Registration: | N133RS |
| MSN: | 606 |
| First flight: | 1970-01-16 (37 years 6 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9010 |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,8 km (0.5 mls) NW of Nassau International Airport (NAS) ( Bahamas)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Little Whale Cay Airport (MYBX), Bahamas |
| Nassau International Airport (NAS/MYNN), Bahamas |
A Britten Norman Islander, N133RS, force-landed in a field about half a mile short of runway 14 at Nassau International Airport. The pilot had reported that the left engine had failed during the approach.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause
The Flight Standards Inspectorate determined that the probable cause of this accident was Propulsion System Malfunction due to fuel exhaustion of the left engine, followed by inappropriate crew response (fuel mismanagement).
Contributing Factors
- Pilot's unfamiliarity with aircraft fuel system.
- Pilot's limited command experience. (He was a new hire, low time pilot)
- Pilot's failure to conduct a proper preflight inspection of his aircraft. (did not visually check fuel tanks despite knowing that the gauges were faulty)
- Pilot's complacency with documentation of defects. (Pilot never advised maintenance or management that the gauges were faulty)
- Pilot's reliance on indications that he admitted were erroneous.
- Pilot's lack of situational awareness.
- Pilot's failure to recognize that his problem was fuel exhaustion and not engine failure and neglected to use cross-feed procedure.
Accident investigation:

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Classification:
Fuel exhaustion Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Plane Crash Lands Near Pindling Airport (The Bahama Journal, 28-6-2007)Follow-up / safety actions
AAIPU issued 3 Safety Recommendations
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Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 JAN 1970 | G-AXUS | first flight | |
| 16 JAN 1970 | G-AXUS | Indian Explosives Ltd. | |
| G-AXUS | ICI India (Explosives Division) | ||
| G-AXUS | Agni Aviation | ||
| 04 JAN 2001 | G-AXUS | Aviators (India) Pvt. Ltd. | |
| 30 JUL 2001 | C-GJFT | Westcan Aircraft Sales & Salvage Ltd. | |
| 01 OCT 2004 | N133RS | Rivers Corporation | |
| 01 APR 2005 | N133RS | Rivers Aeronautical LLC | |
| N133RS | Golden Wings Charter |
» source: Werner Fischdick
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