Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 August 2011
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
Owner/operator: MASwings
Registration Number: 9M-MDM
Location: Lawas Airport (LWY) –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter passenger plane, registration 9M-MDM, experienced a catastrophic accident at Lawas Airport (LWY) in Malaysia on October 10, 2013. The aircraft, operating Flight 3516 from Miri (MYY) to Lawas (LWY), veered off the runway and collapsed the nose gear, resulting in a fatal crash.A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter passenger plane, registration 9M-MDM, experienced a catastrophic accident at Lawas Airport (LWY) in Malaysia on October 10, 2013. The aircraft, operating Flight 3516 from Miri (MYY) to Lawas (LWY), veered off the runway and collapsed the nose gear, resulting in a fatal crash.
Description
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter passenger plane, 9M-MDM, was damaged in a runway excursion accident at Lawas Airport (LWY), Malaysia. None of the 16 passengers and two crew were injured. The airplane operated Flight 3516, a domestic service from Miri (MYY) to Lawas (LWY). On landing on runway 19 the Twin Otter veered right off the runway, collapsing the nose gear. The airplane was involved in a fatal accident when it crashed on October 10, 2013 at Kudat Airport (KUD), Malaysia.
Source of Information
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/25/sarawak/9364950&sec=sarawak, http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/08/25/18-survive-crash-landing-in-lawas/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/25/sarawak/9364950&sec=sarawak, http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/08/25/18-survive-crash-landing-in-lawas/Primary Cause
Runway excursion and nose gear collapse during a landing operation.Runway excursion and nose gear collapse during a landing operation.Share on:
