ATR72-200 crash, Aug 4, 2009 (1 killed), Koh Samui
ATR72-200 accident on August 4, 2009 near Koh Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand with 1 fatality. Cause: Gusty crosswind conditions during a non-stabilized...
- Date: August 4, 2009
- Aircraft: ATR72-200
- Location: Koh Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Gusty crosswind conditions during a non-stabilized approach, with no go-around after the sink-rate warning, followed by a runway excursion. An obstacle near the runway, the old meteorological building, contributed to the collision.
A Bangkok Airways ATR 72 on a scheduled service from Krabi landed at Koh Samui in gusty crosswind conditions and rain. The aircraft veered off the runway and struck the old meteorological office building, killing the captain. Investigators pointed to a non-stabilized approach that was not broken off after the sink-rate warning.