Cessna 208A Caravan crash, Jan 28, 2016, Whitsunday Island
Cessna 208A Caravan accident on January 28, 2016 near Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: ATSB (AO 2016 007): the...
- Date: January 28, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 208A Caravan
- Location: Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: ATSB (AO 2016 007): the aircraft was flown past the northern boundary of the landing area before its first bounce on the water, and a delayed go around without full power and optimal speed led the pilot to turn towards higher terrain, resulting in collision with terrain.
On 28 January 2016 a Cessna 208 Caravan amphibian (VH WTY) of Hamilton Island Air was flying a scenic charter with a pilot and 10 passengers. The water landing at Chance Bay, Whitsunday Island, went wrong after three bounces on the water, and the go around climb was below expectations. The pilot turned right toward rising terrain, clipped trees and came to rest in scrub about 150 m from the beach, with no post impact fire and only minor injuries to some occupants.