Dornier DO228 crash, Jan 25, 2005, Rothera Station
Dornier DO228 accident on January 25, 2005 near Rothera Station, Antarctica with no fatalities. Cause: Hard landing after a steep approach in marginal...
- Date: January 25, 2005
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Rothera Station, Antarctica
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hard landing after a steep approach in marginal weather; no formal findings were located
The Dornier 228 Polar 4 of the Alfred Wegener Institute landed hard at Rothera after a steep approach in low cloud and snow, suffering substantial damage. No one was injured, and the aircraft was later flown to Germany and declared irreparable. Sources conflict on the crew count and variant.