Atlantic Airways Flight 670
The wreckage
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 10 October 2006 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to hydroplaning |
| Site |
Stord Airport, Sørstokken, Norway 59°47′34″N 5°20′23″E / 59.79278°N 5.33972°ECoordinates: 59°47′34″N 5°20′23″E / 59.79278°N 5.33972°E |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 12 |
| Survivors | 12 |
| Aircraft type | British Aerospace 146-200A |
| Operator | Atlantic Airways |
| Registration | OY-CRG |
| Flight origin | Stavanger Airport, Sola |
| Stopover | Stord Airport, Sørstokken |
| Destination | Molde Airport, Årø |
Atlantic Airways Flight 670 was a crash following a runway overrun of a British Aerospace 146-200A at 07:32 on 10 October 2006 at Stord Airport, Sørstokken, Norway. The aircraft's spoilers failed to deploy, causing inefficient braking. The Atlantic Airways aircraft fell down the steep cliff at the end of the runway at slow speed and burst into flames, killing four of sixteen people on board.
The flight was chartered by Aker Kværner from Stavanger Airport, Sola via Sørstokken to transport its employees from there and Stord to Molde Airport, Årø. An investigation was carried out by the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN). It was not able to find the underlying cause of the spoilers malfunction. However, it found that disemployment of the anti-lock braking system caused hydroplaning and subsequently reducing ability to brake. Given the small speed at the time of the over run, this, in part induced by lack of procedures and training in spoiler failure were decisive in the cause. The damage was aggravated through a minimal safety zone surrounding the runway.
Flight 670 was a regular, chartered morning flight for Aker Kværner to transport its employees from Stavanger Airport, Sola and Stord Airport, Sørstokken to Molde Airport, Årø on 10 October 2006. The flight was then scheduled to return. The aircraft had landed at Sola at 23:30 the day before and a 48-hour inspection was carried out during the night and completed at 05:00. The flight departed Sola at 07:15, just after schedule, with twelve passengers and a flight crew of four. The pilot in command, 34-year-old Niklas Djurhuus, was designated pilot flying, while the first officer, 38-year-old Jakob Evald, was designated pilot not flying. The pilots had flown in as passengers on an Atlantic Airways flight to Stavanger the evening before. The commander had carried out twenty-one landings at Sørstokken previously. The weather was reported as wind speed of 3 meters per second (5.8 kn), a few clouds at 750 meters (2,500 ft) altitude, visibility exceeding 10 kilometers (6 mi) and air pressure (QNH) of 1,021 hectopascals (14.81 psi).
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