ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244644
Last updated: 11 November 2020
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| Date: | 28-OCT-2020 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Helifix |
| Registration: | P2-HFB |
| C/n / msn: | 208B1016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | AYMQ - Malam Airstrip -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| AYMQ - Malam Airstrip |
After landing, the airplane collided with an ant hill, resulting in damage to the nose landing gear. The airstrip is 719 m in length.
The aircraft is modified with a Garrett TPE-331 Turbo Prop engine, replacing the standard Pratt & Whitney PT6.
THE PNG AIC stated in a newspaper report that the aircraft had been illegally removed from the accident scene prior to their investigation.
Sources:
https://www.thenational.com.pg/commission-warns-people-against-interfering/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2020 13:53 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Nov-2020 13:54 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage] |
| 04-Nov-2020 14:51 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Nov-2020 20:41 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2020 07:15 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Narrative] |
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