FlyMontserrat Flight 107

FlyMontserrat Flight 5M-107
VP-MON on 9 April 2012, four months before the crash
Accident
Date 7 October 2012
Summary Control lost following engine failure during or immediately after takeoff
Site V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua and Barbuda
Aircraft
Aircraft type Britten-Norman Islander
Operator FlyMontserrat
Registration VP-MON
Flight origin V. C. Bird International Airport
Destination John A. Osborne Airport
Passengers 3
Crew 1
Fatalities 3
Injuries 1
Survivors 1

FlyMontserrat Flight 107 was a short-haul flight from V. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua to John A. Osborne Airport, Montserrat on 7 October 2012. The flight was being undertaken by a Britten-Norman Islander, registration VP-MON, with one pilot and three passengers on board. The flight crashed shortly after take off near the end of the runway. Three of the four occupants died as a result of the crash.[1]

Accident

At 16:15 local time FlyMontserrat Flight 107 was cleared for take off from runway 07 at V. C. Bird International Airport. Shortly after the Islander took off it started to yaw to the right and stopped climbing. The aircraft continued rolling to the right and lost height; it hit the ground and cartwheeled before coming to rest. The pilot and one passenger were killed on impact while the other two passengers were injured and were taken to a hospital. However, one of the two injured passengers later died.

Investigation

The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) is responsible for regulation and oversight of aviation in Antigua, where the accident occurred.[2] Montserrat does not have its own investigators. As a British Overseas Territory this function is normally performed by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), which sent a team to investigate the cause of the crash.[2] Bad weather conditions were reported for the time prior to the accident, however conditions were reported as good at the time of takeoff. A preliminary report by the ECCAA was released on 13 October 2012 saying that after examining the wreckage of the aircraft, it showed that the right engine was not producing power and the propeller was not feathered. The fuel was examined and found that the fuel system showed contamination with significant quantities of water.[3] On 4 July 2013 the AAIB released preliminary results of the investigation, setting out changes to prevent water contamination of Islander fuel systems; and an Airworthiness Directive was issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to require a check of Islanders to determine if the correct fuel filler caps had been installed. The AAIB recommended that EASA should require Britten-Norman Islander aircraft be equipped with fuel filter assemblies that minimise the likelihood of water in the fuel being fed to the engines.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Crash: Montserrat BN2P at Antigua on Oct 7th 2012, lost height after takeoff, contaminated fuel". Avherald.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 Hewlett, LK. "UK Air Accidents Bureau Joins Investigation into Fly Montserrat Crash". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority, ECCAA. "Interim Report Released on Cause of Fly Montserrat Crash: Water In Fuel Feeding System". MNI Alive. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012. ()
  4. ↑ "Britten-Norman BN2A-26 Islander, VP-MON" (PDF). AAIB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013. ()
  5. ↑ "AAIB recommends BN-2A Islander changes to prevent water contamination of fuel system". ASN. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Coordinates: 17°08′00″N 61°47′47″W / 17.1333°N 61.7964°W / 17.1333; -61.7964

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