Narrative:
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 float plane, operated by Trans Maldivian Airways, suffered an accident while landing on the Hulhulé Lagoon, next to the Malé-Velana International Airport. The aircraft originated from the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort at 08:08 hours local time. The co-pilot was Pilot Flying.
The flight and approach to Malé were uneventful. While landing the left float touched the water first, then the aircraft bounced
and ballooned. It then landed on the left float for a second time, and bounced again. Then the aircraft was banking excessively to the right digging the right wing tip in the water, making the aircraft veer to the right.
Then the aircraft crashed on water banking to the left with the left float digging into the water. After the accident the aircraft came to rest with the left hand wing touching the water with an apparently collapsed left hand float attachment.
Causes:
a. Improper recovery techniques from a bounced landing; application of go-around procedures whilst the aircraft was at low speed with flaps fully extended.
b. Breakdown of crew coordination during the attempted go-around.
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap
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VRMM 280300Z 24014KT 9999 SCT018 BKN270 29/25 Q1010 NOSIG
04:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:
VRMM 280400Z 24014KT 9999 SCT018 BKN270 30/26 Q1010 NOSIG
accident date: 27-05-2017
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8Q-TMV
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 27 May 2017 |
| Time: | 0.26186800003052 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Trans Maldivian Airways |
| Registration: | 8Q-TMV |
| MSN: | 625 |
| First flight: | 1979-05-22 (38 years ) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 57523 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Malé-Velana International Airport (MLE) ( Maldives)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rangali Island, Maldives |
| Malé-Velana International Airport (MLE/VRMM), Maldives |
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 float plane, operated by Trans Maldivian Airways, suffered an accident while landing on the Hulhulé Lagoon, next to the Malé-Velana International Airport. The aircraft originated from the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort at 08:08 hours local time. The co-pilot was Pilot Flying.
The flight and approach to Malé were uneventful. While landing the left float touched the water first, then the aircraft bounced
and ballooned. It then landed on the left float for a second time, and bounced again. Then the aircraft was banking excessively to the right digging the right wing tip in the water, making the aircraft veer to the right.
Then the aircraft crashed on water banking to the left with the left float digging into the water. After the accident the aircraft came to rest with the left hand wing touching the water with an apparently collapsed left hand float attachment.
Probable Cause:
Causes:
a. Improper recovery techniques from a bounced landing; application of go-around procedures whilst the aircraft was at low speed with flaps fully extended.
b. Breakdown of crew coordination during the attempted go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Bounced on landingLanding gear collapse
Runway mishap
Sources:
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METAR Weather report:
03:00 UTC / 08:00 local time:VRMM 280300Z 24014KT 9999 SCT018 BKN270 29/25 Q1010 NOSIG
04:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:
VRMM 280400Z 24014KT 9999 SCT018 BKN270 30/26 Q1010 NOSIG
Follow-up / safety actions
AICC Maldives issued 5 Safety Recommendations
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Photos
accident date: 27-05-2017
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8Q-TMV
Video, social media
Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane crash landed at Velana Intl Airport this morning.
— AeroChapter (@AeroChapter) May 27, 2017
All onboard are safe and rescued by a near dredging pic.twitter.com/J1OVunAv9W
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Rangali Island to Malé-Velana International Airport as the crow flies is 109 km (68 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Rangali Island to Malé-Velana International Airport as the crow flies is 109 km (68 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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