ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 322548
| Date: | Thursday 23 September 2004 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Homer Air |
| Registration: | N6522T |
| MSN: | 136 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16473 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hallo Bay, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Hallo Bay, AK |
| Homer Airport, AK (HOM/PAHO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Islander was transporting guests to and from a remote wilderness lodge. It took off from a beach in severe winds. About 20 feet agl, a strong gust of wind, or a downdraft, hit the airplane. The airplane descended and the left wing collided with the beach, which spun the airplane 180 degrees. The airplane came to rest in about 2 1/2 feet of water.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his intentional flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain during takeoff-initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident were high and gusty wind conditions, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Scramble 308
Thomas Brügge
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 October 1998 | N6522T | Homer Air | 0 | English Bay, AK | |
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