Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 PK-LTZ, Thursday 18 January 2001
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Date:Thursday 18 January 2001
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator:GT Air
Registration: PK-LTZ
MSN: 23
Year of manufacture:1966
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Incident
Location:Enarotali Airport (EWI/WAYE) -   Indonesia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Nabire Airport (NBX/WABI)
Destination airport:WAYE
Investigating agency: NTSC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During the landing roll at Enarotali, reportedly, the crew were unable to obtain reverse thrust and, during heavy braking, directional control was lost. The aircraft veered to the right and then back, “Sharply to the left”. During attempts to regain control the aircraft’s right wingtip struck the ground causing damage. The aircraft was eventually brought to a halt on the left edge of the runway some 150 meters before its end.

Sources:

https://www.iata.org/contentassets/4d18cb077c5e419b8a888d387a50c638/iata-safety-report-2001.pdf

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/195366 (Photo)

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

12 April 2005 PK-LTZ GT Air 17 6 km from Enarotali w/o
CFIT

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Apr-2025 06:34 Justanormalperson Added
05-Apr-2025 06:36 ASN Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]

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