ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143807
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 2011 |
| Time: | 01:48 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2T Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) |
| Registration: | G-BSWR |
| MSN: | 2245 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-B17C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Belfast International Airport, Belfast Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) |
| Belfast International Airport (BFS/EGAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
"Scout 1" made a visual approach, at night, to Runway 07 at Belfast International Airport. The aircraft touched down short of the runway, making contact with the runway approach lighting system. Damage to the aircraft was discovered by the pilot when he inspected the aircraft after landing.
The pilot subsequently considered that one explanation for the accident could be that, from his eye position, the single crossbar on the approach lights merged with the green threshold lights, thereby leading him to aim his touchdown at a point just beyond the crossbar. Other possible factors were that the night was very dark, with high overcast cloud, and that the final approach for Runway 07 is over an area with little cultural lighting. There was, therefore, a lack of visual cues, other than the PAPIs, on which to judge the position of the aircraft relative to the surface and the runway.
The operator has advised its pilots that the PAPIs must be used for approaches at night when they are available.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f759ed915d1371000653/BN2T_Islander_G-BSWR_02-12.pdf
2. CAA; https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 August 2023 | G-BSWR | Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) | 0 | near Tandragee, Craigavon, County Armagh | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 13:24 | harro | Added |
| 15-Sep-2012 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Oct-2012 11:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2015 11:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2016 23:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source] |
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