Narrative:
The Twin Otter had arrived on a cargo flight from Bridgetown (BGI) and was prepared for a ferry flight back. On takeoff the airplane veered to the right. The pilot overcorrected. Takeoff was aborted but the airplane departed the right hand side of the runway. The airplane travelled across a field, crossed a ditch and ran into the airport perimeter fence.
Runway excursion
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 2004 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Trans Island Air 2000 |
| Registration: | 8P-MLK |
| MSN: | 477 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Saint Vincent-E. T. Joshua (SVD) ( Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Saint Vincent-E. T. Joshua (SVD/TVSV), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB), Barbados |
The Twin Otter had arrived on a cargo flight from Bridgetown (BGI) and was prepared for a ferry flight back. On takeoff the airplane veered to the right. The pilot overcorrected. Takeoff was aborted but the airplane departed the right hand side of the runway. The airplane travelled across a field, crossed a ditch and ran into the airport perimeter fence.
Classification:
Rejected takeoffRunway excursion
Photos
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
accident date: 30-06-2004
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: 8P-MLK
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saint Vincent-E. T. Joshua to Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport as the crow flies is 185 km (116 miles).
Distance from Saint Vincent-E. T. Joshua to Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport as the crow flies is 185 km (116 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.
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