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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC6300 · Monument Valley, UT · March 18, 2001

Date: March 18, 2001
Place: Monument Valley, UT
Airport: Monument Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: OEZA
Aircraft: N331SA
Reported as: Dhav DHC6300
People aboard: 21
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On Sunday, March 18, flight #303, DHC-6-300 N331SA, exited the runway about 50 feet to the right at Monument Valley Airport (71V). There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to passengers or crew. It appears that the SIC simply lost control near the end of the landing rollout, most likely after selecting reverse power, where there is a possibility of an uneven engine spool-up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY, MARCH 18, FLIGHT #303, DHC-6-300 N331SA, EXITED THE RUNWAY ABOUT 50 FEET TO THE RIGHT AT MONUMENT VALLEY AIRPORT (71V). THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. IT APPEARS THAT THE SIC SIMPLY LOST CONTROL NEAR THE END OF THE LANDING ROLLOUT, MOST LIKELY AFTER SELECTING REVERSE POWER, WHERE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF AN UNEVEN ENGINE SPOOL-UP.