Casualties unknown

2010-12-16: Saab-Scania SF340B (G-LGNI) — Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands, GB

Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands, GB

On December 16, 2010, a Saab-Scania SF340B (registration G-LGNI) was involved in an aviation accident near Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands, GB. This summary draws on records from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).

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Aircraft registered G-LGNI
Aircraft registered G-LGNI. Photo: Trevor Hannant / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The AAIB issued a correction to its bulletin regarding a Saab SF340B, G-LGNI, at Kirkwall Airport on 16 December 2010, correcting the location from Lerwick to Kirkwall.

Background

The AAIB conducted a field investigation into an occurrence involving a Saab-Scania SF340B, registration G-LGNI, on 16 December 2010 at 1555 UTC at Kirkwall Airport, Orkney Islands. The aircraft was on a scheduled flight to Kirkwall Airport.

Correction Details

The initial AAIB bulletin (No 9/2011) contained an error on page 12 under "History of the flight" and page 13 under "Analysis". The text originally read "Slush covering the runway at Lerwick" and "on a scheduled flight to Lerwick Airport". The corrected versions are "Slush covering the runway at Kirkwall" and "on a scheduled flight to Kirkwall Airport". This correction was published in AAIB Bulletin 11/2011.

Aircraft Information

The aircraft involved was a Saab-Scania SF340B (registration G-LGNI). The flight occurred on 16 December 2010 at 1555 hours UTC.