Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Krabi Airport to Samui Airport, Thailand. On 4 August 2009, the aircraft skidded off the runway on landing and crashed into an old and unmanned control tower. One pilot died and 41 other people were injured.
The ATR 72's destroyed fuselage seen in August 2013
The aircraft is reported to have skidded off the runway and hit an old and unmanned control tower that was used as a fire-fighting station. The accident happened at around 14:15 local time (07:15 UTC).[1] 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 British, one Italian and one Swiss suffered broken legs, while two other British suffered less severe injuries. The co-pilot also had leg injuries. A total of 41 people were injured.[2] 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.[3] This translates as METAR for Samui Airport, issued on the 4th of the month at 07:00 UTC, wind at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph), direction 290° visibility 9 kilometres (5.6 mi; 4.9 nmi), few clouds at 2,000 feet (610 m), scattered clouds at 12,000 feet (3,700 m), broken clouds at 30,000 feet (9,100 m), temperature 31 °C (88 °F), dewpoint 25 °C (77 °F), altimeter 1007 milibar, towering cumulonimbus to north west.[4]
The fuselage of the aircraft spent a few years on roadsides in different parts of Samui before being sunk in October 2013 as part of Majcha Air Samui Artificial Reef Project.
AircraftEdit
The aircraft involved was an ATR 72-212A, registration HS-PGL,[5] 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,[6] and has been in service for approx. 20,000 hrs.[citation needed]
ReferencesEdit
^"Pilot killed in Thai plane crash". BBC News. 4 August 2009. from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^"Fatal Bangkok Airways crash on Samui". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^"History for Sumui, Thailand". Wunderground. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^"METAR tutorial". Wunderground. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^"Fatalities reported as Bangkok Airways ATR 72–500 skids off runway". Flightglobal. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^"ATR 42/72 – MSN 670". Airfleets. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
bangkok, airways, flight, scheduled, domestic, passenger, flight, from, krabi, airport, samui, airport, thailand, august, 2009, aircraft, skidded, runway, landing, crashed, into, unmanned, control, tower, pilot, died, other, people, were, injured, photographed. Bangkok Airways Flight 266 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Krabi Airport to Samui Airport Thailand On 4 August 2009 the aircraft skidded off the runway on landing and crashed into an old and unmanned control tower One pilot died and 41 other people were injured Bangkok Airways Flight 266HS PGL photographed at Suvarnabhumi Airport five months before the accidentRunway Excursion Veer off Date4 August 2009SummaryRunway excursion on landingSiteSamui Airport Thailand 09 32 52 N 100 03 44 E 9 54778 N 100 06222 E 9 54778 100 06222AircraftAircraft typeATR 72 212AAircraft namePha NganOperatorBangkok AirwaysRegistrationHS PGLFlight originKrabi Airport ThailandDestinationSamui Airport ThailandPassengers68Crew4Fatalities1Injuries41Survivors71 Contents 1 Accident 2 Aircraft 3 References 4 External linksAccident Edit nbsp The ATR 72 s destroyed fuselage seen in August 2013The aircraft is reported to have skidded off the runway and hit an old and unmanned control tower that was used as a fire fighting station The accident happened at around 14 15 local time 07 15 UTC 1 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 British one Italian and one Swiss suffered broken legs while two other British suffered less severe injuries The co pilot also had leg injuries A total of 41 people were injured 2 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 3 This translates as METAR for Samui Airport issued on the 4th of the month at 07 00 UTC wind at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph direction 290 visibility 9 kilometres 5 6 mi 4 9 nmi few clouds at 2 000 feet 610 m scattered clouds at 12 000 feet 3 700 m broken clouds at 30 000 feet 9 100 m temperature 31 C 88 F dewpoint 25 C 77 F altimeter 1007 milibar towering cumulonimbus to north west 4 The fuselage of the aircraft spent a few years on roadsides in different parts of Samui before being sunk in October 2013 as part of Majcha Air Samui Artificial Reef Project Aircraft EditThe aircraft involved was an ATR 72 212A registration HS PGL 5 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 6 and has been in service for approx 20 000 hrs citation needed References Edit Pilot killed in Thai plane crash BBC News 4 August 2009 Archived from the original on 4 August 2009 Retrieved 4 August 2009 Fatal Bangkok Airways crash on Samui Bangkok Post Retrieved 4 August 2009 History for Sumui Thailand Wunderground Retrieved 4 August 2009 METAR tutorial Wunderground Retrieved 4 August 2009 Fatalities reported as Bangkok Airways ATR 72 500 skids off runway Flightglobal Retrieved 4 August 2009 ATR 42 72 MSN 670 Airfleets Retrieved 4 August 2009 External links EditAccident description at the Aviation Safety Network Accident in Samui on Tuesday 4 August 2009 Press Release Bangkok Airways Portals nbsp Thailand nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bangkok Airways Flight 266 amp oldid 1167695935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
