Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 December 2005
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Nature Air
Registration Number: TI-AZQ
Location: 2 km from Tamarindo Airport (TNO) –
ÿ Costa Rica
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Elevator cableElevator cable
Category: Accident
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 crashed near Tamarindo Airport, Costa Rica, resulting in substantial damage. The aircraft, purchased by CAAMS LLC, had an expired registration N805WJ. Contributing factors included a burst elevator cable due to wear, proximity to terrain, low speed, lack of crew training, and a critical loss of control during landing.A DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 crashed near Tamarindo Airport, Costa Rica, resulting in substantial damage. The aircraft, purchased by CAAMS LLC, had an expired registration N805WJ. Contributing factors included a burst elevator cable due to wear, proximity to terrain, low speed, lack of crew training, and a critical loss of control during landing.
Description
The DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 sustained substantial damage when it crashed in a forest near Tamarindo Airport, Costa Rica. The aircraft operated on a flight from San Jos to Tamarindo and Liberia, Costa Rica. The Twin Otter was bought by CAAMS LLC in the U.S. to be completely refurbished, but the registration N805WJ expired in 2018. Contributing Factors: – The cable of the elevator that possibly burst due to progressive wear with a damaged pulley. – The nearness of the Terrain – The low speed of the aircraft – Lack of crew training for this type of emergency. – The loss of control of the aircraft in a critical phase of the flight, the landing, initially by a mechanical failure and later to human factors.
Primary Cause
Elevator cable burst due to wear and tear.Elevator cable burst due to wear and tear.Share on:
