De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8) crash, Jun 14, 2001, Båts...
De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8) accident on June 14, 2001 near Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway with no fatalities. Cause: Crew deviation from procedures...
- Date: June 14, 2001
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8)
- Location: Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew deviation from procedures and SOPs, continuation of an unstabilised approach without visual reference, and a hard landing that overloaded the right undercarriage fuse pin.
A Dash 8 on a scheduled Alta to Batsfjord service lost visual contact with the runway after the missed approach point, and the captain continued an unstabilised approach with autopilot disengagement difficulties. The aircraft landed hard, the right main gear collapsed, and it slid off the runway. All 27 occupants evacuated safely, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.