Narrative:
A BN-2B Islander, registration YV1987, sustained damage in a landing accident at La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport, Venezuela. None of the six occupants were injured.
The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing on runway 04 in strong crosswind conditions. The nose undercarriage leg collapsed.
Causal Factor:
The aircraft ran on the uneven ground of the airfield of La Tortuga during the landing phase due to potential strong winds that may have led the plane off the runway, so the Investigating Board considers the physical factor as the likely causal factor of this accident.
Specific probable cause:
Presence strong crosswind during landing.
Contributing Factor.
The Investigating Board considers these two contributing factors:
a) Physical Factor due to the characteristics of the runway, its size and irregular surface conditions, which caused the collapse of the nose gear into the ground.
b) Human Factor, due to possible handling by the pilot for a crosswind landing.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 16 August 2008 |
| Type: |  Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-21 Islander |
| Operator: | C.L. Damiani |
| Registration: | YV1987 |
| MSN: | 2023 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6116 |
| Engines: | 2 Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Venezuela |
| La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport (SVDA), Venezuela |
A BN-2B Islander, registration YV1987, sustained damage in a landing accident at La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport, Venezuela. None of the six occupants were injured.
The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing on runway 04 in strong crosswind conditions. The nose undercarriage leg collapsed.
Probable Cause:
Causal Factor:
The aircraft ran on the uneven ground of the airfield of La Tortuga during the landing phase due to potential strong winds that may have led the plane off the runway, so the Investigating Board considers the physical factor as the likely causal factor of this accident.
Specific probable cause:
Presence strong crosswind during landing.
Contributing Factor.
The Investigating Board considers these two contributing factors:
a) Physical Factor due to the characteristics of the runway, its size and irregular surface conditions, which caused the collapse of the nose gear into the ground.
b) Human Factor, due to possible handling by the pilot for a crosswind landing.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
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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 Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport to La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport as the crow flies is 187 km (117 miles).
Distance from Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport to La Tortuga-Punta Delgada Airport as the crow flies is 187 km (117 miles).
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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