Incident Overview
Date: Friday 1 November 1968
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator: TAA-Trans Australia Airlines
Registration Number: VH-TGT
Location: Brampton Island, QLD –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, airspeed indicator and control surfaces)Aircraft Control System (specifically, airspeed indicator and control surfaces)
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a hard landing short of the runway. The aircraft sustained significant damage and was unable to continue its flight.A small aircraft experienced a hard landing short of the runway. The aircraft sustained significant damage and was unable to continue its flight.
Description
Suffered hard landing short of the runway.
Source of Information
https://twinotterworldnews.com/accidents, https://www.aussieairliners.org/dhc-6/vh-tgt2/vhtgt.htmlhttps://twinotterworldnews.com/accidents, https://www.aussieairliners.org/dhc-6/vh-tgt2/vhtgt.htmlPrimary Cause
Insufficient airspeed control during the landing.Insufficient airspeed control during the landing.Share on:
