# Incident 19940108003319I: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER, Ofu Village, American Samoa, January 8, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ofu Village, American Samoa
- Airport: Ofu Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SMPA
- Location: 14.1843° S, 169.6701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OFU (Z08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.1843&lon=-169.6701&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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,505 total, 3,324 in this make and model, 292 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940108003319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: 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 THE LEFT SIDE, TWO LANDING GEAR COMPRESSION BLOCKS (ONE ON EACH SIDE), FARING, AND THE TAIL SKID. PILOT REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS OF 2,500 FT. OVERCAST, UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY, WINDS VARIABLE NORTH NORTHWEST 15 GUSTS TO 25. THE RUNWAY BEING LOCATED ON THE DOWN WIND SIDE OF A 1621 FOOT MOUNTAIN WITH THE WIND SOCKS ON EITHER END OF THE RUNWAY OPPOSING EACH OTHER. INCIDENT IWP 3394005 NO NMAC NO PILOT DEVIATION CLOSED.

## Other reports on N28SP (2)

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

- [Incident 19901202058769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901202058769I), Dec 2, 1990: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N28SP), Pago Pago, American Samoa, Minor damage. Bird strike at cruise altitude. Pilot received minor injuries. Continued flight to destination.
- [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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