Narrative:
Well before the flight was due to depart, the company agent at Mabuiag Island endeavoured to warn the operator that the strip was wet and unsuitable for operations. This attempt to communicate failed due to a local fault in the Telecom system. The pilot was aware of a previous recent accident where a pilot landed short of the runway lip.
When he arrived, he assessed the strip as suitable and landed well into the strip. By the time that he discovered that the strip was slippery, it was too late to go around. When it became obvious that he could not stop within the confines of the strip by using normal braking, he attempted a ground loop. The aircraft slid sideways off the end of the strip onto a beach.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 9 June 1990 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander |
| Operator: | Falcon Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-FCJ |
| MSN: | 448 |
| First flight: | 1975-06-05 (15 years ) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Mabuiag Island Airport, QLD (UBB) ( Australia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Horn Island Airport, QLD (HID/YHID), Australia |
| Mabuiag Island Airport, QLD (UBB/YMAA), Australia |
Well before the flight was due to depart, the company agent at Mabuiag Island endeavoured to warn the operator that the strip was wet and unsuitable for operations. This attempt to communicate failed due to a local fault in the Telecom system. The pilot was aware of a previous recent accident where a pilot landed short of the runway lip.
When he arrived, he assessed the strip as suitable and landed well into the strip. By the time that he discovered that the strip was slippery, it was too late to go around. When it became obvious that he could not stop within the confines of the strip by using normal braking, he attempted a ground loop. The aircraft slid sideways off the end of the strip onto a beach.
Accident investigation:
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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 Horn Island Airport, QLD to Mabuiag Island Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 71 km (45 miles).
Distance from Horn Island Airport, QLD to Mabuiag Island Airport, QLD as the crow flies is 71 km (45 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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