| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | samedi 16 janvier 1999 |
| Heure: | 14:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
| Compagnie: | Uzu Air |
| Immatriculation: | VH-XFF |
| Numéro de série: | 763 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1975-11-19 (23 years 2 months) |
| Heures de vol: | 16775 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 3 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Coconut Island Airport, QLD (CNC) ( Australie)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Horn Island Airport, QLD (HID/YHID), Australie |
| Coconut Island Airport, QLD (CNC/YCCT), Australie |
The flight apparently proceeded normally until late final approach when the pilot initiated a go-around because of a vehicle on the airstrip. The aircraft rolled and yawed left, descended steeply and crashed onto a tidal flat.
Probable Cause:
SIGNIFICANT FACTORS:
1. The pilot initiated a go-around from final approach because of a vehicle on the airstrip.
2. The left propeller showed little evidence of rotation damage. The reason for a possible loss of left engine power could not be determined.
3. For reasons that could not be established, the pilot lost control of the aircraft at a low height.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» ATSB Occurrence Number 199900220Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 NOV 1975 | G-BDHP | first flight | |
| VH-TXF | Hawker DeHavilland, NSW | ||
| P2-PAD | Panga Airways | ||
| P2-PAD | Talair | ||
| P2-ISP | Talair | ||
| 18 DEC 1989 | VH-XFF | West Flight Airlines | |
| VH-XFF | Northwest Aviation | ||
| VH-XFF | Air North West | ||
| VH-XFF | Aquaflight Airways | ||
| VH-XFF | UZU Air |
» source: Werner Fischdick
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 Horn Island Airport, QLD et Coconut Island Airport, QLD est de 103 km (65 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Horn Island Airport, QLD et Coconut Island Airport, QLD est de 103 km (65 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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