Incident Overview
Date: Monday 29 October 1990
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator: Royal Norwegian Air Force – RNoAF
Registration Number: 67-063
Location: Honningsvg-Valan Airport (HVG) –
ÿ Norway
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of control during turbulence and strong winds, resulting in a ground impact at a significant distance from the runway threshold.A small aircraft experienced a loss of control during turbulence and strong winds, resulting in a ground impact at a significant distance from the runway threshold.
Description
Lost control in turbulence and strong winds and hit the ground nose first, 150 meters from the threshold of the runway.
Primary Cause
Turbulence and strong winds induced a loss of control, leading to a direct impact with the ground.Turbulence and strong winds induced a loss of control, leading to a direct impact with the ground.Share on:
