- Date
- May 12, 1984, 12:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place
- Tau, Manu'A, HI
- Injuries
- 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28SPDe Havilland DHC 6-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840512073779A
- Case key
- 24273
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, upon arrival in the vicinity of the arpt it was determined that the windsock indicated southeasterly winds at 15 to 20 KTS. This, plus light to moderate turbulence encountered in the traffic pattern led the crew to fly a slightly faster than normal approach at 85 knots with 37.5 degs of flaps. During the flare wind shear was encountered causing a decrease in airspeed and an excessive rate of descent. Power was added but the acft landed hard in a wings level attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28SP
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC 6-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 601
- Airframe hours
- 10,161
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-27, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- South Pacific Island Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- PPG · Pago Pago, OF
- Airport
- TAU · Tau, runway 18, 2,200 × ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,400 total · 4,300 in this make and model · 5,400 as pilot in command · 350 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PPG, 72 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.