Narrative:
Aircraft landed with a tailwind and overran the runway. A photo showed the aircraft with a collapsed nose wheel and badly damaged propeller blades. No reports of injuries.
The plane was heading to Canouan, when the pilot mistook Union Island for the neighbouring island.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 March 2011 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Wyngs Aviation |
| Registration: | YV196T |
| MSN: | BB-540 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Union Island Airport (UNI) ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Porlamar Airport (PMV/SVMG), Venezuela |
| Canouan Island Airport (CIW/TVSC), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Aircraft landed with a tailwind and overran the runway. A photo showed the aircraft with a collapsed nose wheel and badly damaged propeller blades. No reports of injuries.
The plane was heading to Canouan, when the pilot mistook Union Island for the neighbouring island.
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
» http://www.jeremietronet.com/unions-island-kiting-fishing-surfing-and-plane-crash/» https://whatsupcaribbean.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/plane-crash-in-union-islandupdated/
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Porlamar Airport to Canouan Island Airport as the crow flies is 346 km (216 miles).
Distance from Porlamar Airport to Canouan Island Airport as the crow flies is 346 km (216 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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