ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349863
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 2023 |
| Time: | 17:57 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | Carib Air Charters |
| Registration: | VP-AAK |
| MSN: | 402B0552 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anguilla-Wallblake Airport (AXA/TQPF) -
 Anguilla
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Anguilla-Wallblake Airport (AXA/TQPF) |
| Anguilla-Wallblake Airport (AXA/TQPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after departure, he heard a “high pitched whistling sound” coming from the crew door. He diagnosed that it came from the external handle not sitting flush, although the door was securely closed. The pilot elected to return to the airfield to restow the handle. As the aircraft approached the flare it experienced what the pilot described as a “strong windshear/downdraft” which resulted in a heavy landing on the nosewheel and right main landing gear. The heavy landing caused the right propeller to strike the ground and the right wing failed adjacent to the engine cowling.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/659d2d427e3968000da819ee/Cessna_402_VP-AAK_01-24.pdf
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vp-aak#317bcb6f
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2024 10:37 | harro | Added |
| 13-Jan-2024 10:49 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature] |
| 13-Jan-2024 20:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Accident report] |
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