An “unacceptable combination” of airport, aircraft and operational factors led to the overrun of a British Aerospace BAe 146-200 at Stord Airport, said the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN). The small, four-engine jet hydroplaned off a damp runway and plunged down a steep cliff, killing three passengers and a cabin crewmember, and seriously injuring three passengers, another cabin crewmember and both pilots. Six other passengers escaped the Oct. 10, 2006, accident with minor or no injuries.
In a final report issued in April, the AIBN said that the aircraft’s spoilers failed to deploy after touchdown, and the flight crew misinterpreted the consequent absence of expected deceleration as a fault in the wheel brake system. They responded, according to procedure, by applying the emergency brakes, which, without anti-skid capability, locked the four main wheels. There were no grooves in the runway to decrease its surface slickness, and friction between the motionless tires an…
