Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 April 1996
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator: Pacific Airways
Registration Number: RP-C1154
Location: Manila International Airport (MNL) –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Twin Otter aircraft.Twin Otter aircraft.
Category: Accident
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 (RP-C1154) taxiing across runway 13 at the Taxiway F1 intersection at Manila International Airport (MNL) collided with a Philippine Air Lines Boeing 737 (EI-BZF) taking off. The Twin Otter was carrying the 737 for 130 meters before coming to a halt.A DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 (RP-C1154) taxiing across runway 13 at the Taxiway F1 intersection at Manila International Airport (MNL) collided with a Philippine Air Lines Boeing 737 (EI-BZF) taking off. The Twin Otter was carrying the 737 for 130 meters before coming to a halt.
Description
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 (RP-C1154), operated by Pacific Airways, taxied across runway 13 at the Taxiway F1 intersection at Manila International Airport (MNL). At the same moment a Philippine Air Lines Boeing 737 (EI-BZF) was taking off and collided with the Twin Otter. The 737 carried the Twin Otter for 130 m before coming to a halt. The aircraft was taxiing to the Pacific Airways hangar after passenger disembarkation at the GA ramp.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpMVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1261%2C502246https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UpMVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1261%2C502246Primary Cause
Aircraft collision during taxiing.Aircraft collision during taxiing.Share on:
