ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193528
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| Date: | Saturday 11 February 2017 |
| Time: | 20:04 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C Utiliner |
| Owner/operator: | Tropical Transport Services Ltd Inc |
| Registration: | N603AB |
| MSN: | 402C-0603 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taddy Bay Airport, Virgin Gorda -
 British Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Saint Thomas-Cyril E. King Airport (STT/TIST) |
| Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ/TUPW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After landing on runway 03 at Virgin Gorda Airport, the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft on the runway and it came to rest on a bank at the edge of the ramp. The aircraft was extensively damaged but none of the nine occupants, including the pilot, were injured.
Conclusions
The aircraft landed at Virgin Gorda in conditions (of weight, altitude, temperature and surface condition) where the landing distance required was very close to the landing distance available and without the required safety margin. Hence, when the performance of the brakes was not as expected, probably due to debris in the braking system, the aircraft could not be stopped on the runway.
Analysis of the maintenance state of the aircraft involved in this accident indicated that the maintenance capability, processes and planning of its operator were not consistent with the standards expected in conducting international passenger charter services. This appeared also to be the case for the operational procedures and data management.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/small-plane-crashes-vgs-taddy-bay-airport
NTSB CEN17WA107
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=603AB
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/784791-2086cb777a52161e516ee09058816f8eca6915cc/aircrafttype/C402
https://bviaa.com/airport/taddy-bay-airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2017 09:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Feb-2017 09:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2017 09:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Country] |
| 23-Mar-2017 17:59 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2018 20:21 | harro | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2022 03:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
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