Narrative:
A DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, PK-YRU, was damaged in a landing incident at Enarotali Airport, Indonesia. The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing in strong winds and ran into a ditch.
The plane's nose gear and no. 2 propeller were damaged in the crash. There were no personal injuries.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 11 January 2015 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Trigana Air Service |
| Registration: | PK-YRU |
| MSN: | 685 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| 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: | Enarotali Airport (EWI) ( Indonesia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport (TIM/WABP), Indonesia |
| Enarotali Airport (EWI/WABT), Indonesia |
A DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, PK-YRU, was damaged in a landing incident at Enarotali Airport, Indonesia. The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing in strong winds and ran into a ditch.
The plane's nose gear and no. 2 propeller were damaged in the crash. There were no personal injuries.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
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Map
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Distance from Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport to Enarotali Airport as the crow flies is 89 km (55 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Timika-Moses Kilangin (Tembagapura) Airport to Enarotali Airport as the crow flies is 89 km (55 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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