Incident Overview
Date: Monday 5 November 1979
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: South Pacific Island Airways – SPIA
Registration Number: N23BC
Location: Tau Airport (TAV) –
ÿ American Samoa
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
A heavy landing occurred due to a pilot’s failure to properly manage the aircraft’s airspeed during a final approach. The pilot did not alert to a low airspeed, leading to a significant loss of control and subsequent runway deviation and collision with trees.A heavy landing occurred due to a pilot’s failure to properly manage the aircraft’s airspeed during a final approach. The pilot did not alert to a low airspeed, leading to a significant loss of control and subsequent runway deviation and collision with trees.
Description
The co-pilot did not call out the low airspeed on finals, causing the plane to make a heavy landing. The plane veered off the runway and collided with trees. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – improper level off pilot in command – improper recovery from bounced landing FACTOR: copilot – failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
Primary Cause
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