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| Date: | Saturday 2 June 2012 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk III-1 Trislander |
| Owner/operator: | Great Barrier Airlines |
| Registration: | ZK-LGF |
| MSN: | 1023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) |
| Great Barrier Island Airport (GBZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot applied full power for the take-off but was unable to get the aeroplane airborne (outside weight & balance limits), so abandoned the take-off and applied full braking. A runway excursion occurred.
Right hand main wheel brake fire. The pilot tried to extinguish with a fire extinguisher onboard the plane, but the fire kept reigniting.
Fire fighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire using dry powder.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10810401
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 2011 | ZK-LGF | Great Barrier Airlines | 0 | Pauanui Aerodrome, Waikato | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Images:
Auckland International 21Oct2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2012 14:35 | harro | Added |
| 02-Jun-2012 15:22 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 04-Jun-2012 05:12 | Anon. | Updated |
| 18-Oct-2012 11:14 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2014 14:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2018 16:03 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 05-Feb-2022 22:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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