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On 28 July 2018, Air Vanuatu Flight 241, operated by ATR-72 registration YJ-AV71 suffered an in-flight engine fire while operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Whitegrass Airport, Tanna to Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu. On landing at Port Vila, a runway excursion occurred. The aircraft collided with two Britten-Norman Islanders, writing one off and severely damaging the other. Thirteen of the 43 people on board sustained minor injuries.

Air Vanuatu Flight 241

Accident
Date	28 July 2018 (2018-07-28)
Summary	Runway excursion during emergency landing due to pilot error and loss of situational awareness. [1]
Site	Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Total fatalities	0
Total injuries	13
Total survivors	43
First aircraft
YJ-AV71, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in March 2015.
Type	ATR-72 500
Operator	Air Vanuatu
Registration	YJ-AV71
Flight origin	Whitegrass Airport, Tanna Vanuatu
Destination	Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Occupants	43
Passengers	39
Crew	4
Fatalities	0
Injuries	13
Survivors	43 (all)
Second aircraft
YJ-OO9, the aircraft involved, photographed in June 2009
Type	Britten-Norman Islander
Operator	Unity Airlines
Registration	YJ-OO9
Occupants	0
Third aircraft
Type	Britten-Norman Islander
Operator	Air Taxi
Registration	YJ-AL2
Occupants	0

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the accident were:

• An ATR-72 of Air Vanuatu, registration YJ-AV71.[2] msn 720. The aircraft first flew on 6 June 2005.[3] At the time of the accident, it had accumulated 19,887 hours and 39 minutes flight time.[4]
• A Britten-Norman Islander of Unity Airlines, registration YJ-OO9, msn 65. The aircraft had first flown on 11 April 1969.[2][5]
• A Britten-Norman Islander of Air Taxi, registration YJ-AL2,[2][3] msn 609. It had first flown in 1971.[6]

Flight

Flight 241 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Whitegrass Airport, Tanna to Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila Vanuatu. On 28 July 2018, the ATR-72 operating the flight suffered an engine fire in the right engine, while over the island of Erromango.[3] Smoke and flames were witnessed by passengers, with smoke entering the aircraft's cabin. The engine was shut down and the aircraft continued to Port Vila.[2] The pilots experienced difficulty controlling the aircraft, with uncommanded roll occurring.[4] On landing, the aircraft departed the runway and collided with two Britten-Norman Islander aircraft belonging to Air Taxi and Unity Airlines. The aircraft belonging to Air Taxi was severely damaged, with its vertical stabilizer ripped off.[2] It was damaged beyond repair.[5] The other plane, of Unity Airlines was also damaged beyond repair. Although nobody was injured in the collision, thirteen passengers were treated for smoke inhalation.[2] All four crew and 39 passengers on board evacuated the aircraft without injury. The pilots of the ATR-72 reported that they had no brakes or nose wheel steering, which they gave as the reason for the runway excursion and subsequent collision.[4]

Investigation

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu asked Papua New Guinea's Accident Investigation Commission to investigate the accident. It released a preliminary report on 10 August. Canada's Transportation Safety Board is assisting the investigation.[4]

See also

• 1968 Heathrow BKS Air Transport Airspeed Ambassador crash, in which an aircraft crash-landed and collided with two parked aircraft.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Air Vanuatu Flight 241

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[fr] Vol Air Vanuatu 241

Le 28 juillet 2018, un moteur de l'ATR-72 du vol Air Vanuatu 214 prend feu en vol. À son atterrissage à Port Vila, capitale de Vanuatu, l'appareil sort de la piste et percute deux Britten-Norman Islanders. Treize des quarante-trois personnes à bord sont incommodées par des fumées.

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