# Incident 19901202058769I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Pago Pago, American Samoa, December 2, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1990, 15:45 local time
- Place: Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Airport: Pago Pago International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SMPA
- Location: 14.3317° S, 170.7115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAGO PAGO INTL (PPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.3317&lon=-170.7115&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28SP-2004-11-24) (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: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,967 total, 1,131 in this make and model, 294 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901202058769I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N28SP (2)

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

- [Incident 19940108003319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940108003319I), Jan 8, 1994: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N28SP), Ofu Village, American Samoa, Minor damage. Narrative: a low level windshear was experienced resulting in a hard landing. The pilot reported reduced left brake effectiveness and the aircraft rolled off…
- [Accident 19840512073779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512073779A), May 12, 1984: Dhav DHC6300 (N28SP), Tau Village, HI, Substantial damage. Hard landing caused minor damage to landing gear and structural damage to nose baggage compartment bulkhead.

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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