Date: | Wednesday 18 September 2019 |
Time: | |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander |
Owner/operator: | Caroline Islands Air |
Registration: | V6-03FM |
MSN: | 660 |
Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ta Island Airstrip, Caroline Islands -
Micronesia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Ta Island Airstrip |
Narrative:The aircraft landed short of the runway threshold, tearing off the starboard undercarriage. The Islander veered off the runway, damaging the outer wing, propeller, and shock loading the engine. Collisions with palm trees further damaged the wing and twisted the main-spar.
Sources:
BNAPS News January 2020 Location
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