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Bangkok Airways Flight 266

Coordinates: 09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°E / 9.54778; 100.06222
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Bangkok Airways Flight 266
The ATR 72-500's destroyed fuselage, seen in July 2013
Runway excursion
Date4 August 2009 (2009-08-04)
SummaryRunway excursion on landing
SiteSamui Airport, Thailand
09°32′52″N 100°03′44″E / 9.54778°N 100.06222°E / 9.54778; 100.06222
Aircraft

HS-PGL, the aircraft involved in the accident
Aircraft typeATR 72-500
Aircraft namePha Ngan
OperatorBangkok Airways
RegistrationHS-PGL
Flight originKrabi Airport, Thailand
DestinationSamui Airport, Thailand
Occupants72
Passengers68
Crew4
Fatalities1
Injuries41
Survivors71

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.[1]

Accident

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The aircraft is reported to have skidded off the runway and hit an old, unmanned control tower that was used as a fire-fighting station. The accident happened at around 14:15 local time (07:15 UTC).[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Aircraft

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The interior of the fuselage

The aircraft involved was an ATR 72-500, registered as HS-PGL,[6] msn 670. The aircraft first flew 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,[7] and had been in service for approx. 20,000 hrs.[citation needed]

Aftermath

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Runway excursion Accident ATR 72-500 (72-212A) HS-PGL, Tuesday 4 August 2009". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Pilot killed in Thai plane crash". BBC News. 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Fatal Bangkok Airways crash on Samui". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  4. ^ "History for Sumui, Thailand". Wunderground. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  5. ^ "METAR tutorial". Wunderground. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Fatalities reported as Bangkok Airways ATR 72–500 skids off runway". Flightglobal. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  7. ^ "ATR 42/72 – MSN 670". Airfleets. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
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