ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328469
Date: | Monday 5 November 1979 |
Time: | 17:03 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Owner/operator: | South Pacific Island Airways - SPIA |
Registration: | N23BC |
MSN: | 431 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tau Airport (TAV) -
American Samoa
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU) |
Destination airport: | Tau Airport (TAV) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The co-pilot did not call out the low airspeed on finals, causing the plane to make a heavy landing. The plane veered off the runway and collided with trees.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper level off
pilot in command - improper recovery from bounced landing
FACTOR:
copilot - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | LAX80DA011 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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