Cessna 402 crash, Feb 11, 2017, Virgin Gorda
Cessna 402 accident on February 11, 2017 near Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands with no fatalities. Cause: AAIB: Debris in the braking system...
- Date: February 11, 2017
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: AAIB: Debris in the braking system probably degraded brake performance, and the aircraft landed with too little margin between landing distance required and available.
On 11 February 2017 a Cessna 402 carrying a pilot and eight passengers from St Thomas landed at Virgin Gorda, where the brakes did not respond normally. The aircraft left the paved surface, struck signage and a low wall, and came to rest on a bank. Nobody was injured but the aircraft was extensively damaged.