
Détails:
A Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander crashed at the Provincetown Airport, Massachusetts, USA. The pilot was executing a visual approach to runway 7. Visibility was 3 miles because of patchy ground fog, and the airport's lead-in light system had been turned on. The pilot stated that he became disoriented about 1,500 feet from the runway threshold and the aircraft collided with the ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - spatial disorientation
FACTORS:
weather - fog
airports/airways/facilities - airport facilities: approach lighting
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | dimanche 23 février 1975 |
| Heure: | 19:35 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander |
| Compagnie: | Provincetown-Boston Airline - PBA |
| Immatriculation: | N90PB |
| Numéro de série: | 398 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1974-06-21 (8 months) |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 1 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Provincetown Airport, MA (PVC) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Provincetown Airport, MA (PVC/KPVC), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
A Britten-Norman BN-2A-20 Islander crashed at the Provincetown Airport, Massachusetts, USA. The pilot was executing a visual approach to runway 7. Visibility was 3 miles because of patchy ground fog, and the airport's lead-in light system had been turned on. The pilot stated that he became disoriented about 1,500 feet from the runway threshold and the aircraft collided with the ground.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - spatial disorientation
FACTORS:
weather - fog
airports/airways/facilities - airport facilities: approach lighting
Sources:
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Boston-Logan International Airport, MA et Provincetown Airport, MA est de 72 km (45 miles).
La distance entre Boston-Logan International Airport, MA et Provincetown Airport, MA est de 72 km (45 miles).
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