Maldivian DHC6 at Male on Feb 9th 2012, right wing submerged upon landing
Last Update: May 12, 2020 / 19:47:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Maldivian Air Taxi
Departure
Lily Beach resort, Maldives
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
8Q-MAT
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
ICAO Type Designator
DHC6
Airport
Malé International Airport, Malé
Airport ICAO Code
VRMM
Maldives' Civil Aviation Authority rated the occurrence an accident and initiated an investigation.
The airline reported that the aircraft was arriving from Lily Beach Resort, landed in heavy rain and suffered an incident with one wing hitting the water. All passengers were evacuated within 10 minutes without injuries and are already on their onward journeys without missing their connections. The aircraft remained afloat and upright, the damage appears to be limited to one of the floats that detached from the aircraft causing the wing to dip into the water.
In May 2020 the final report dated Feb 24th 2015 surfaced concluding the probable causes of the accident were:
- Altitude judgement in visual approach with no flare at touch down.
- Excessive wind corrections applied to the prevailing condition.
- Windshield wipers were not selected and applied.
- The incorrect landing procedure and hard landing caused the float to dig in to the water which subsequently caused a bounce. After the bounce the PIC was unable to make a correction causing a hard impact and float detaching.
The CAA reported the first officer (30, CPL, 1063 hours total, 561 hours on type) was pilot flying, the captain (32, ATPL, 4,150 hours total, 1,650 hours on type) was pilot monitoring.
The CAA described the sequence of events:
8Q-MAT was on final approach to MLE, the sky was overcast and visibility was at 6km and there was slight drizzle over the field. Before the aircraft touched down on water the pilot flying applied left rudder and right aileron to correct for the prevailing crosswind. On touchdown the right float touched down first and the float dug into the water and then the aircraft bounced. The captain took over the controls and tried to apply power. The aircraft being airborne appeared to roll slightly more right sideways and landed down very hard with a turn to the right attitude. On impact the right float detached and the right wing slid into water. The detached float got stuck between the right wing and the fuselage preventing further sliding of the wing into water and the aircraft drifted into the shallows.
As the aircraft came to a halt evacuation procedures were followed with the assistance of Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) and MAT Rescue Boats. All 09 passengers and 03 crew were evacuated safely without any injuries.
Metars:
VRMM 091200Z 11008KT 9000 -RA FEW017TCU OVC100 26/25 Q1008 TEMPO 3000 SHRA
VRMM 091100Z 12011KT 8000 -RA SCT017TCU OVC090 25/24 Q1007 TEMPO 4000 TSRA
VRMM 090800Z 03006KT 0800 +TSRA SCT015 SCT016CB 25/24 Q1009 RETSRA CB OVERHEAD TEMPO 0500 +TSRA
VRMM 090500Z 13019KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 FEW016CB 26/25 Q1011 CB N,NE,E,S,SW TEMPO 4000 TSRA
VRMM 090200Z 05013KT 9000 FEW017 FEW018CB BKN110 28/25 Q1008 CB E,SSW TEMPO 6000 -TSRA
VRMM 090000Z 03009KT 9999 TS FEW017 FEW018CB BKN120 28/25 Q1007 RETS CB SE TEMPO 6000 -TSRA
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
Maldivian Air Taxi
Departure
Lily Beach resort, Maldives
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
8Q-MAT
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
ICAO Type Designator
DHC6
Airport
Malé International Airport, Malé
Airport ICAO Code
VRMM
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