Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 October 2015
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator: Skydive Dubai
Registration Number: DU-SD4
Location: Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip –
ÿ United Arab Emirates
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (nose)Aircraft structure (nose)
Category: Accident
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Skydive Dubai, experienced a landing accident at Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip. The aircraft came to rest nose down on a shed approximately 100 meters from the runway threshold.A DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Skydive Dubai, experienced a landing accident at Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip. The aircraft came to rest nose down on a shed approximately 100 meters from the runway threshold.
Description
The DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Skydive Dubai sustained damage in a landing accident at Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip. The Palm Drop Zone airstrip (06/24) is about 2250 feet (685 m) long and stretches out into the water. The aircraft came to rest nose down on a shed about 100 meters from the threshold of runway 24.
Source of Information
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/skydive-dubai-plane-runs-off-runwayhttp://www.thenational.ae/uae/skydive-dubai-plane-runs-off-runwayPrimary Cause
Landing conditions and the aircraft’s landing approach.Landing conditions and the aircraft’s landing approach.Share on:
