Nope. Both islanders I fly are normal. One BN2A-26 which has the 260 engines and also the BN2A-21 which is the 300. I was referring to the -26 as I believe that's what was being flown in the crash. I see you mentioned the much newer BN2B. Ive never flown it although I'm sure the differences aren't huge.
I love the islander and stand by it as a wonderful machine when things go wrong. all aircraft are different. Where were you flying them?