ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320786
Date: | Monday 1 April 2013 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
Owner/operator: | Air Vanuatu |
Registration: | YJ-RV16 |
MSN: | 104 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Walaha Airport (WLH) -
Vanuatu
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Walaha Airport (WLH/NVSW) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:After landing at Walaha Airport (WLH), Vanuatu, the Islander taxied to the small terminal building at the northern end of the runway. The left hand wing impacted a pole on the porch, supporting the roof of the building. The left hand wing tip was bent upwards and the leading edge of the wing was damaged as a result of the impact. Neither the pilot nor the passengers sustained any injuries.
Sources:
BNAPS News January 2020
http://orrbesau.com/ Images:
photo (c) Peter Lewis; Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport (VLI/NVVV); 06 July 2011
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