Halley - Rothera

On January 25, 2005 at 02:33 PM, Halley - Rothera experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Alfred Wegener Institute, with the event recorded near Rothera Station All Antarctica.

The flight was categorized as topographic and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft christened 'Polar 4' was completing a flight from Halley to Rothera Station. Following a steep approach in marginal weather conditions with low clouds and snow falls, the aircraft landed hard and suffered substantial damages. There were no injuries but the aircraft was later transferred to Germany and declared damaged beyond repair in November 2005.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-CICE, MSN 7073, year of manufacture 1985.