Bangkok Airways Flight 266
 An ATR 72 of Bangkok Airways |
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| Runway Overrun summary | |
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| Type | Runway overrun |
| Passengers | 68 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Injuries | 41 |
| Fatalities | 1 (pilot) |
| Survivors | 71 |
| Aircraft type | ATR 72-212A |
| Aircraft name | Pha Ngan |
| Operator | Bangkok Airways |
| Tail number | HS-PGL |
| Flight origin | Krabi Airport, Thailand |
| Destination | Samui Airport, Thailand |
Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic service to Samui Airport, Thailand, which overran the runway on landing and crashed into an old and unmanned control tower on 4 August 2009.
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[edit] Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an ATR 72-212A, registration HS-PGL,[1] msn 670. The aircraft made its first flight on 6 June 2001 with French registration F-WWER. It entered service with Bangkok Airways on 16 July 2001 re-registered HS-PGL. On 29 May 2006 it entered service with Siem Reap Airways International, returning to Bangkok Airways on 7 January 2009 after Siem Reap Airways International ceased trading. The aircraft was named Pha Ngan,[2] and has been in service for approx. 20,000 hrs.[citation needed]
[edit] Accident
The aircraft is reported to have skidded off the runway and hit an old and unmanned control tower which was used as a fire-fighting station. The accident happened at around 14:15 local time (07:15 UTC).[3] One pilot was reported to have been killed. The co-pilot, who was stuck in the aircraft for more than two hours, was among the last evacuated from the stricken plane. Serious injuries included four passengers — two Britons, one Italian and one Swiss suffered broken legs, while two other Britons suffered less severe injuries. The co-pilot also had leg injuries. A total of 41 people were injured.[4] The METAR in force at the time of the accident was METAR VTSM 040700Z 29015KT 9000 FEW020TCU SCT120 BKN300 31/25 Q1007 A2974 TCU-NW.[5] This translates as METAR for Samui Airport, issued on the 4th of the month at 07:00 UTC, wind at 15 knots, direction 290° visibility 9 km, few clouds at 2,000 ft, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, broken clouds at 30,000 ft, temperature 31°C, dewpoint 25°C, altimeter 1007 millibars or 29.74 inches, towering cumulonimbus to north west.[6]
[edit] See also
- Air France Flight 358 - another aircraft that overran a runway in Toronto four years earlier.
[edit] References
- ^ "Fatalities reported as Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 skids off runway". Flight Global. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/08/04/330551/fatalities-reported-as-bangkok-airways-atr-72-500-skids-off-runway.html. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "ATR 42/72 - MSN 670". Airfleets. http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-atr-670.htm. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Pilot killed in Thai plane crash". BBC News Online. 4 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8182962.stm. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Fatal Bangkok Airways crash on Samui". Bangkok Post. http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/151089/bangkok-airways-plane-crashes-on-samui. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "History for Sumui, Thailand". Wunderground. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/VTSM/2009/8/4/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&theprefset=SHOWMETAR&theprefvalue=1. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "METAR tutorial". Wunderground. http://www.wunderground.com/metarFAQ.asp. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
[edit] External links
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airliners.net's Photo gallery |
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Rolling on runway |
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Photo of the accident |
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- Accident in Samui on Tuesday 4 August 2009 Press Release - Bangkok Airways
Coordinates: 09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°E
