# Incident 19870728051949I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Tau Village, American Samoa, July 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tau Village, American Samoa
- Airport: Tau
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MAUA
- Aircraft: N202RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202RH-1989-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6TWNOTTER
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728051949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED ONTO WET GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST, AIRCRAFT CAREENED INTO AN EARTH RIDGE.

## Other reports on N202RH (1)

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

- [Accident 19880617071009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617071009A), Jun 17, 1988: Dhav DHC6100 (N202RH), Tau Village, American Samoa, Destroyed. Caught in downdraft on final for landing. Spooled up too late to prevent impact short of runway. Gusty wind factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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