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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC6300 · Tau Village, HI · May 12, 1984

Date: May 12, 1984 · 12:35 local
Place: Tau Village, HI
Airport: Tau
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N28SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84LA307
Reported as: Dhav DHC6300
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard: 18
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,400 total4,300 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days

N28SPRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2004 · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERS/N 601 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hard landing caused minor damage to landing gear and structural damage to nose baggage compartment bulkhead.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX84LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTau, Manu'A, HIAccording to the pilot, upon arrival in the vicinity of the arpt it was determined that the windsock indicated southeasterly winds at 15 to 20 KTS. This, plus light to moderate turbulence encountered in the traffic pattern led the crew to fly a slightly…May 12, 1984 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N28SP · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940108003319ILevel Off Touchdown · Ofu Village, American SamoaNarrative: a low level windshear was experienced resulting in a hard landing. The pilot reported reduced left brake effectiveness and the aircraft rolled off the runway onto a coral packed service road. Damage consisted of a pinched hydraulic brake line on…Jan 8, 1994 · Reported as Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER · Minor damage Incident 19901202058769INormal Cruise · Pago Pago, American SamoaBird strike at cruise altitude. Pilot received minor injuries. Continued flight to destination.Dec 2, 1990 · Reported as Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER · Minor damage