- Date
- August 31, 2010, 06:30 local (06:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bugoiya, Papua New Guinea
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- PA-TAACessna 550
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Air Transport Division, Cessna Aircraft
- Case key
- 77167
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 31, 2010, about 0630 UTC (coordinated universal time), a Papua New Guinea (PNG) registered Cessna 550, PA-TAA, was substantially damaged following an overrun and post-crash fire after landing at the Misima Airport (MIS), Bugoiya, Papua, New Guinea. The airline transport pilot and three passengers were killed, and the copilot sustained minor injuries. The flight had departed the Port Moresby Airport, Port Moresby, PNG, at about 0500, and was destined for MIS. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Papua New Guinea. This report is for information purposes only. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Department of Transport Air Transport Division Enga Haus 1, Ground Floor, 7 Mile P.O. Box 1489 Port Moresby, NCD Papua New Guinea Tel: +675-325-7500
Aircraft
- Registration
- PA-TAA
- Reported as
- Cessna 550 (CITATION I)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 550-0145
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Trans Air PNG
- Departed
- POM · Port Moresby
- Destination
- MIS · Bugoiya
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- MIS · Misima Airport, runway 26, 4,000 × ft, gravel
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 15, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 39 KB in all.