Sam DHC6 at Beoga on Jan 23rd 2023, runway excursion

Last Update: January 23, 2023 / 18:33:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 23, 2023

Classification
Accident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Sam Air

Departure
Timika, Indonesia

Destination
Beoga, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-SMS

Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

ICAO Type Designator
DHC6

A Sam Air de Havilland DHC-6-300, registration PK-SMS performing a flight from Timika to Beoga (Indonesia) with 11 passengers and 3 crew as well as 690kg of cargo, landed on Beoga's runway 16 at about 07:30L (22:30Z Jan 22nd) but veered right off the runway and collided with a fence. There were no injuries, the right hand wing of the aircraft sustained substantial damage however.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 23, 2023

Classification
Accident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Sam Air

Departure
Timika, Indonesia

Destination
Beoga, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-SMS

Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

ICAO Type Designator
DHC6

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