Narrative:
The DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Skydive Dubai sustained damage in a landing accident at Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip. The Palm Drop Zone airstrip (06/24) is about 2250 feet (685 m) long and stretches out into the water.
The aircraft came to rest nose down on a shed about 100 meters from the threshold of runway 24.
accident date: 02-10-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: DU-SD4
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 2 October 2015 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Operator: | Skydive Dubai |
| Registration: | DU-SD4 |
| MSN: | 132 |
| First flight: | 1968-06-01 (47 years 4 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip ( United Arab Emirates)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip, United Arab Emirates |
| Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip, United Arab Emirates |
The DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Skydive Dubai sustained damage in a landing accident at Dubai-Palm Drop Zone Airstrip. The Palm Drop Zone airstrip (06/24) is about 2250 feet (685 m) long and stretches out into the water.
The aircraft came to rest nose down on a shed about 100 meters from the threshold of runway 24.
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
» The National, October 2, 2015Photos
accident date: 02-10-2015
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: DU-SD4
Video, social media
Skydive plane deviates off course while landing,resulting in minor accident. No passengers on board & pilot uninjured pic.twitter.com/f7OmACXjZe
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 2, 2015Major plane crash @skydivedubai - I hope everyone is ok! #dubai ?? pic.twitter.com/RKOvquUSCA
— Simon Hudson (@Twizrd) October 2, 2015Late this morning at our Palm Drop Zone we had an incident with one of our aircraft, due to as of yet unknown...
Posted by Skydive Dubai on Friday, 2 October 2015
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