Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | donderdag 11 januari 2001 |
Tijd: | 16:14 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Earth Data Aviation |
Registratie: | N824ED |
Constructienummer: | 824 |
Bouwjaar: | 1985 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 6011 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 1 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
Schade: | Groot |
Gevolgen: | Repaired |
Plaats: | nabij Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX (FTW) ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Zaken |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Alexandria-Esler Field, LA (ESF/KESF), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX (FTW/KFTW), Verenigde Staten |
Beschrijving:Twin Otter N824ED departed Alexandria at 13:15 for an IFR flight to Meacham. The flight was cleared for the ILS 34R approach and as the airplane was approaching the point of glide slope intercept, the right engine surged and quit, followed by the left engine. The airplane was vectored toward the Sycamore Airstrip; however, the pilot realized that the flight could not make the airport. The pilot performed a forced landing to a field. During the landing roll, the airplane crossed a road, and the right wing struck a tree. Subsequently, the nose landing gear separated when it struck a dirt berm, and the airplane came to a stop upright. The aircraft is possibly damaged beyond repair.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of power to both engines for undetermined reasons during approach. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector in accordance with the landing checklist and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 259 days (9 months) | Accident number: | FTW01LA049 | Download report: | Summary report
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Foto's
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Alexandria-Esler Field, LA en Fort Worth-Meacham Field, TX bedraagt 500 km (312 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.