ASN Aircraft accident Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander D-ILFC Wangerooge Airport (AGE)
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Monday 29 June 2009
Time:08:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander
Operator:LFH Luftverkehr Friesland Harle
Registration: D-ILFC
MSN: 2272
First flight: 1995
Total airframe hrs:7363
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:Wangerooge Airport (AGE) (   Germany)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Harle Airfield (EDXP), Germany
Destination airport:Wangerooge Airfield (AGE/EDWG), Germany
Narrative:
A BN-2 Islander, D-ILFC, sustained substantial damage in a hard landing at Wangerooge Airport (AGE), Germany. The captain and five passengers were not injured.
The airplane departed Harle at 08:03 on a five minute flight to the island of Wangerooge. The captain initiated an approach to runway 10 but aborted the approach. He circled for another approach. The pilot testified that he was blinded by the sun on finals and decided to go around again. He gave full power, but the airplane touched down hard. The left hand main gear struck the ground next to the runway. Because of the damage sustained during this touchdown, the pilot decided to divert to Jever Air Base for an emergency landing. After landing it became clear that the left hand main gear leg was bent backward and had punctured the wing. There was additional damage to the left hand flaps.

Classification:
Heavy landing
Runway mishap

Sources:
» BFU 3X088-0/09


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Distance from Harle Airfield to Wangerooge Airfield as the crow flies is 11 km (7 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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