ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253795
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 September 2020 |
| Time: | 17:16 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Owner/operator: | FedEx |
| Registration: | N967FE |
| MSN: | 208B-0088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Witney PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Terrance B. Lettsome Airport, Beef Island -
 British Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) |
| Tortola-Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, Beef Island (EIS/TUPJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was operating a cargo flight (WIG8103) from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Tortola, British Virgin Islands. He discontinued the first approach due to poor weather. Following the second approach the aircraft made a hard landing that was 795 m beyond the threshold of the 1,206 m runway. During the landing roll the aircraft veered off the runway damaging the wheels, landing gear and baggage pod.
Data from the aircraft showed that the approach did not meet the operator’s stable approach criteria. It also showed that the engine was running below the normal flight idle speed during the last few moments of the flight. Examination and testing found no evidence of anomalies with the engine. It was not possible to determine why the engine was operating below the normal idle speed whilst in flight.
It is likely that the pilot was experiencing high workload due to the unstable approach and poor weather and this may have limited his ability to deal with the situation. The operator intends to update its operations manual to state explicitly the altitude by which stable approach criteria must be achieved for all types of approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n967fe#259600bd
Images:
Photo: AAIB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2021 18:55 | harro | Added |
| 22-Apr-2021 18:57 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2022 03:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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