Last updated: 22 September 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Saturday 9 April 2016 |
| Time: | ca 17:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | Skydive San Marcos |
| Registration: | N122PM |
| MSN: | 15 |
| First flight: | 1966-10-26 (49 years 6 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 53624 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Fentress Airpark, TX ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Fentress Airpark, TX, United States of America |
| Fentress Airpark, TX, United States of America |
The DHC-6 Twin Otter sustained substantial damaged when it struck trees after suffering a runway excursion at Fentress, TX.
The pilot reported that he was landing in gusty crosswind conditions following a parachute jump flight, and that the gusty conditions had persisted for the previous 10 skydiving flights that day. The pilot further reported that during the landing roll, when the nose wheel touched down, the airplane became "unstable" and veered to the left. He reported that he applied right rudder and added power to abort the landing, but the airplane departed the runway to the left and the left wing impacted a tree. The airplane spun 180 degrees to the left and came to rest after the impact with the tree.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: " The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with a tree."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» FAA» NTSB
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accident date: 09-04-2016
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
registration: N122PM
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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.
