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| Date: | Sunday 10 June 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-MEH |
| MSN: | 525B-0027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hoskins Airport, West New Britain -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | AYHK - Hoskins |
| Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilots did not monitor 'Outside Air Temperature' and the right hand engine suffered damage from icing, surging. The engine had to be changed. New engine arrived one week later.
Sources:
Former flight crew involved. Safety reports. Insurance details
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 2015 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Enroute between Port Moresby and Brisbane | |
min |
| 29 October 2020 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | 40nm NE of Port Moresby | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 8 January 2025 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Avalon Airport (AVV/YMAV), Avalon, VIC |  |
non |
| 19 March 2025 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2019 13:32 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 19-Mar-2020 13:49 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-Jun-2023 09:44 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 27-Jun-2023 00:43 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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