Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 July 1996
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Aerolatino, lsf Trans Caribe
Registration Number: XA-TCF
Location: Playa del Carmen Airport (PCM) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Airspeed control system on the Twin Otter aircraft.Airspeed control system on the Twin Otter aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Twin Otter aircraft undershot the runway at a significant altitude, resulting in a landing in a wooded area. The aircraft experienced a brief, uncontrolled descent.A Twin Otter aircraft undershot the runway at a significant altitude, resulting in a landing in a wooded area. The aircraft experienced a brief, uncontrolled descent.
Description
The Twin Otter undershot the runway by 40 m and came to rest in a wooded area.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8GUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0goEAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=3142%2C3046296https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8GUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0goEAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=3142%2C3046296Primary Cause
Insufficient airspeed control during the approach.Insufficient airspeed control during the approach.Share on:
