Twin Otter accident - Runway excursion - Taiwan - Curt Lewis

The design of the machine, with a massive vertical tail, dictates limitations which should not be exceeded. (Ed.)

 

Accident: Daily DHC6 at Orchid Island on Apr 13th 2017, runway excursion

A Daily Air de Havilland DHC-6-400, registration B-55571 performing flight DA-7511 from Taitung to Orchid Island (Taiwan) with 17 passengers and 2 crew, landed on Orchid Island's runway 13 at about 16:32L (08:32Z) but veered left off the runway and came to a stop in a drainage ditch with the left hand wing entangled in a fence. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however. The airline reported the cause of the accident is yet to be determined, however, wind shear was a possibility. The captain was an experienced pilot with more than 5000 hours of flight experience. Local firefighters reported they treated 4 passengers after the aircraft went off the runway and impacted a fence, none of the passengers was taken to a hospital. No Metars are available, the local weather station reported at 14:00L: visibility 10km, winds from north at 10 knots, overcast cloud, 19 degrees C, dew point 17 degrees C, QNH 1016. At 17:00L the weather station reported visibility 10km, winds from north at 8 knots, overcast cloud, 19 degrees C, dew point 17 degrees C, QNH 1016.

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Status:	Preliminary
Date:	Thursday 13 April 2017
Time:	16:30
Type:	Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400
Operator:	Daily Air
Registration:	B-55571
C/n / msn:	874
First flight:	2013
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Airplane damage:	Substantial
Location:	Orchid Island Airport (KYD) (   Taiwan)
Phase:	Landing (LDG)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Taitung Airport (TTT/RCFN), Taiwan
Destination airport:	Orchid Island Airport (KYD/RCLY), Taiwan
Flightnumber:	7511

Narrative:
Due to a strong crosswind, the aircraft veered off the runway and hit the railing on one side of the runway nose-first, damaging its nose, left engine and wing. Three passengers suffered from scratches.