# Incident 20050911023629I: Dhav DHC6300, Las Vegas, NV, September 11, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2005, 12:43 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OEZA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N241SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (registry code 2802630, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 series (registry code 52141, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6300
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,947 total, 465 in this make and model, 319 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050911023629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 AT APPROIMATELY 1243 PDT, THIS DE HAVILLAND TWIN OTTER, BEING OPERATED ON A SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER FLIGHT, EXITED THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AND CAME TO REST IN A SHALLOW DITCH AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON A GRAVEL AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANDING RUNWAY, 12R, SETTLING ONTO ITS LEFT WINGTIP, AND ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WINGTIP FAIRING, LOWER WING SKIN 24" TO 36" INBOARD OF THE FAIRING, OUTBOARD LEFT AILERON PANEL AND AILERON HINGE. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HAD COME OFF THE RIM DUE TO SIDE LOADS, AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN STRUT FAIRING. THE TWO CREW AND 117 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE WIND CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 12R AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT LANDED CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN (PILOT FLYING) REPORTED THAT ON THE ROLL OUT, WITH PROPS IN REVERSE, A GUST TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT EVEN AS HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND REVERSE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THE ATIS-REPORTED WIND (14015G20) WAS WITHIN THE COMPANY AND AFM CROSSWIND COMPONENT LIMITATIONS FOR THE AIRCRAFT, IT IS LIKELY THAT A GUST OR SHEAR EXCEEDING THIS VALUE CAUSED THE RUNWAY EXCURSION.

## Other reports on N241SA (3)

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

- [Accident 20241115019979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241115019979A), Nov 15, 2024: Dehavilland DHC-6-300 (N241SA), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. On November 15, 2024, at 09:15 pacific standard time (PST), a Dehavilland DHC-6-300, experienced a loss of directional control that resulted in a runway…
- [Accident 20000505006739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000505006739A), May 5, 2000: Dhav DHC6300 (N241SA), Monument Valley, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff on runway 34 at 25 knots, the aircraft was hit by strong wind gusts. Winds were from 210 to 250 degrees gusting to 15 knots amplified by…
- [Incident 19890303022889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303022889I), Mar 3, 1989: Dhav DHC6300 (N241SA), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. On landing rollout a gust turned aircraft toward a ditch, crossed it and hit cargo trailer. Minor damage.

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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