Britten-Norman Islander crash, Oct 17, 2007 (1 killed), G...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on October 17, 2007 near Guadalcanal, Andalusia, Spain with 1 fatality. Cause: Water in the fuel supplied to the right...
- Date: October 17, 2007
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Guadalcanal, Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Water in the fuel supplied to the right engine caused the partial engine failure. The loss of lateral control followed from high asymmetric drag from the stopped propeller, with rudder input no longer balancing it when power was suddenly restored.
A Britten-Norman Islander, G-CHES, had landed at a short unplanned strip near Guadalcanal after landing at the wrong field, and was refuelled with drums of fuel from the ground. During takeoff the right engine partly failed and the aircraft yawed hard right. After the pilot briefly regained control, the right engine surged back to full power, the aircraft veered left, and it struck the ground. The Islander was essentially destroyed and the single fatality occurred in the crash.