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| Date: | Sunday 23 June 2024 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX |
| Owner/operator: | Tropic Ocean Airways |
| Registration: | N384TA |
| MSN: | 208B5300 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4249 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | off North Bimini -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bimini-North SPB (NSB) |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAID Bahamas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Tropic Ocean Airways Flight 1146, a float-equipped Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX struck a sand bar during takeoff, causing minor float damage.
During takeoff from the North Bimini Seaplane Base, the appropriate power setting was not applied to allow for rotation prior to the aircraft floats coming into contact with the exposed embankment.
The pilot aborted the takeoff and returned to the seaplane base. The aircraft was taxied back to the dock where the passengers disembarked. The aircraft was then moved to a boat ramp on the north side of the island to assess the damage.
As the plane was being towed up the ramp, it got stuck in sand causing the float to collapse.
Probable Cause
The AAIA has determined the probable cause of this occurrence (serious incident) to be collision with obstacle during takeoff/landing (CTOL) due to unintentional reduced power takeoff.
Contributing factors to this occurrence include:
- Inefficient utilization of crew resource management
- Lack of adherence to procedures as per the flight operations manual
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://ewnews.com/ten-people-survive-aircraft-emergency-landing-in-n-bimini
https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/bahamas-bimini-plane-crash-under-investigation
https://twitter.com/ZNSDigital/status/1806032218302611725
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=384TA
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/983454_1678950267.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N7130X Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 2019 | N384TA | Tropic Ocean Airways | 0 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |  |
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| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2024 14:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jun-2024 16:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2024 16:26 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 24-Jun-2024 16:26 | Anon. | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2024 16:26 | Anon. | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2024 16:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2024 18:42 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2024 19:07 | ASN | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2024 19:08 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
| 17-Sep-2024 05:20 | ASN | Updated [Time, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Jan-2025 10:15 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 10:22 | ASN | Updated |
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