# Incident 20000504022369I: Dhav DHC6300, Monument Valley, UT, May 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2000, 14:10 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OEZA
- Location: 37.0167° N, 110.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONUMENT VALLEY (UT25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0167&lon=-110.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237SA-2020-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-28A (registry code 1384976, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,688 total, 516 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000504022369I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ACCORDING TO THE CREW WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT 60 KNOTS THE A IRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND AND VEERED 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY AND BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SAND IN ROUGH TERRAIN.  THEY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR THREE TO FOUR SECONDS HITTING RUTS UNTIL FINALLY BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN.  THE FOLLOWING DAY AN FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR TRACKS IN THE SAND TRAVELING 1500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE POINT.  THE CREW CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND FAILED TO REPORT THE EVENT AT THEIR DESTINATION.  A PANEL AT THE TAIL SKID WAS LATER FOUND BROKEN AND ON MAY 10, 2000, DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE 32 ENGINE INBOARD MOUNT LONGERON WAS FOUND BROKEN.

## Other reports on N237SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20010603010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603010589I), Jun 3, 2001: Dhav DHC6300 (N237SA), Las Vegas, NV. (-23)Scenic 37, DHC-6-300, executed a go around and subsequently encountered engine failure prior to landing north Las Vegas, NV (vgt) airport safely. After…

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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