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) |
| Tau Airport (TAV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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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Sources:
NTSB
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