Britten-Norman Islander crash, Aug 21, 2005, Durban-Virginia
Britten-Norman Islander accident on August 21, 2005 near Durban-Virginia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with no fatalities. Cause: Incorrect go-around...
- Date: August 21, 2005
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Durban-Virginia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incorrect go-around technique and inappropriate actions during the emergency by the pilot, with carburettor icing conditions and the pilot's limited experience on type as contributing factors.
A Britten-Norman Islander on a charter from Manzengwenya to Virginia with a pilot and five passengers drifted off the runway on short final. The pilot reported engine trouble and began a go-around, but the aircraft turned away from the runway, struck the roof of a house in a residential area and came to rest inverted. No fatalities were reported and both the aircraft and the house were badly damaged.