Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jul 5, 2007 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on July 5, 2007 near Aerfort na Minna (Aran Island), Connacht, Ireland with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot attempted...
- Date: July 5, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Aerfort na Minna (Aran Island), Connacht, Ireland
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot attempted a downwind landing in marginal weather and then made a late go-around at too low an airspeed, leading to loss of control. Contributing factors were the lack of communication with the airfield about the changed wind, operation above maximum landing weight, altimeters under-reading due to incorrect QNH, and the pilot's stress on a demonstration flight.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a demonstration flight from Inis Meain to Connemara Airport tried to land downwind after the wind had shifted. The crew went around late at very low speed and high power, the aircraft turned left, lost height and struck a mound, cartwheeling. The pilot and one passenger died, and seven passengers were seriously injured; there was no fire.