Report on aviation accident at Villmobakken airstrip on Vannøya in Troms county, 6 August 2024 with Vans RV-14, SP-YBI
Aviation report 2024/11
On Tuesday 6 August 2024 a Vans RV-14 aircraft crashed after landing at Villmobakken airstrip on Vannøya in Troms county. The airstrip is narrow with rough grawel and could be a challenge to pilots not familiar with local conditions. The aircraft tipped over after veering off the airstrip and the left main gear hit a ditch. The pilot and the passenger suffered minor injuries. Weather conditions were good, and NSIA rules out local wind conditions as a causal factor.
Pilot and one passenger flew from Tromsø airport (ENTC) to Vannøya after given landing permision together with a short brief on local conditions by the person responsible for the Villmobakken airstrip. This was the pilots first trip to Villmobakken. The pilot was expecting a simple airstrip, but felt the airstrip was much narrower than he thought it would be. The pilot made a normal landing.
When left main gear came outside the grawel rough conditions, together with smal wheels, made it difficult to regain directional control. The aircraft veered off the airstrip and tipped over after hitting a ditch. There are ditches on both sides of the airstrip, and they constitutes an obstacle that can easily be improved.
Weather and visual conditions were good. Local wind conditions were not a causal factor, still NSIA finds it not satisfactory that the airstrip has no windsocks.
This type of accidents can easily result in more severe injuries to people onboard, than was the case here.
Published 10.12.2024
Facts
| Location | Villmobakken airstrip, Vannøya, Troms councy, Norway |
| Occurrence date | 06.08.2024 |
| Aircraft | Van's aircraft serie |
| Operator | Private |
| Registration | SP-YBI |
| Meteorological conditions | VMC |
| County | Troms |
| Type of occurrence | Accident |
| Type of operation | Private |
| Category of operation | Light, aeroplane (< 5 700kg) |
| Aircraft category | Landplane, Single-engine, Piston engine |
| FIR/AOR | ENBD (Bodø ATCC) |