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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 Britten-Norman Islander twin-engine aircraft serving the route crashed shortly after take off, near the end of the runway. Three of the four occupants were killed.[1]

FlyMontserrat Flight 107
VP-MON, the Islander involved, photographed four months before the crash
Accident
Date7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)
SummaryEngine failure at take-off, loss of control
SiteV. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua
17.1333°N 61.7964°W / 17.1333; -61.7964
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBritten-Norman Islander
OperatorFlyMontserrat
RegistrationVP-MON
Flight originV. C. Bird International Airport, Antigua
DestinationJohn A. Osborne Airport, Montserrat
Occupants4
Passengers3
Crew1
Fatalities3
Injuries1
Survivors1

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, another passenger succumbed to her injuries before she could be extricated from the wreckage while the final passenger was seriously injured and taken to hospital.[2]


Investigation


The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) is responsible for regulation and oversight of aviation in Antigua, where the accident occurred.[3] 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.[3] 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 in 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.[4]

In 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.[5][6]


See also



References


  1. "Crash: Montserrat BN2P at Antigua on Oct 7th 2012, lost height after takeoff, contaminated fuel". Avherald.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. Accident Report 7AC/1/99 (PDF). Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. 15 October 2015. p. 7. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2012. ()
  5. "Britten-Norman BN2A-26 Islander, VP-MON" (PDF). AAIB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013. ()
  6. "AAIB recommends BN-2A Islander changes to prevent water contamination of fuel system". ASN. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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[de] Flymontserrat-Flug 107

Der Flymontserrat-Flug 107 (Flugnummer IATA: 5M107, ICAO: MNT107, Funkrufzeichen MONTSERRAT 107) war ein internationaler Linienflug der FlyMontserrat vom Flughafen VC Bird International in Antigua und Barbuda zum Flughafen John A. Osborne in Montserrat. Am 7. Oktober 2012 ereignete sich auf diesem Flug ein schwerer Flugunfall mit einer Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander. Die Maschine stürzte durch einen Kontrollverlust nach einem Triebwerksausfall am Startflughafen ab. Bei dem Unfall kamen drei der vier Insassen der Maschine ums Leben.
- [en] FlyMontserrat Flight 107



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