Oman Aviation Services De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Accident

Oman Aviation Services De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Accident

Aircraft Involved in the Accident in 1984
Accident
Date	December 5, 1991 (1991-12-05)
Summary	Nose Gear Collapse due to Bad Weather causing a Runway excursion
Site	Khasab Airport, Oman
Aircraft
Aircraft type	De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator	Oman aviation services
Registration	A40-DB
Flight origin	Muscat International Airport
Destination	Khasab Airport
Occupants	19
Passengers	17
Crew	2
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	19 (All)

On December 5, 1991, A De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Oman aviation services en route to Muscat International Airport ^[1] to Khasab Airport Had suffered a Nose Gear Collapse while Landing at Khasab Airport with Heavy rain and veered off the runway, No Casualties Were Found. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

Passengers and Crew

There were 17 passengers and 2 Crew on board the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, All 2 Crew were all Omani nationalities, and All Passengers were likely Omani nationalities. The Pilot had 3,000-5,000 Hours on the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, And the First Officer had 1,500-3,000 On the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. ^[4]

Aircraft

The plane involved was a 26 year-old De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter while Oman aviation services operated 3 of them and it was registered as A40-DB by Oman aviation services, The plane had 19 occupants on board the plane, The plane had two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop engines to use it for the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Accident

While Landing at Khasab Airport, The weather was Heavy rain and Severe weather, The plane was normally Flight with a low altitude typically 60 knots or 50 knots from Landing at Khasab Airport, The plane was straightly pointing at the runway and the runway was slippery with rain. The De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter ^[8] Hardly landed at Runway 01L at Khasab Airport ^{[9] [8]} , The plane was so Hard to control it because the Runway was slippery and reducing Friction on the Gear of the plane making it Hard to control the Aircraft. The aircraft Collapsed its Nose Gear and sliding into the runway and making it veer off the runway, No Casualties were found either Injures, All 19 Occupants including 17 Passengers and 2 crew survived the Accident, The Accident made Oman aviation service's first Accident. But after 15 years, A Boeing 737 Classic Crashed in Yogyakarta killing 21 people, similar to the Twin Otter Accident ^{[10] [11]}

See Also

• Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 – Nose Gear Collapse Similar to the accident.

References

1. "Muscat International Airport - A part of Oman Airports". www.muscatairport.co.om. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
2. "DHC-6_813". twinotterarchive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
3. "Twin Otter Current". twinotterarchive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
4. "MSN 813 — Twin Otter World Database". Twin Otter World Database. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
5. "Accidents". Twin Otter World News. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
6. Zinabold, Reinhard (2023-12-29), A4O-DB (Oman Aviation) , retrieved 2025-06-29
7. "de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter", Wikipedia, 2025-06-29, retrieved 2025-06-30
8. "OOKB - Khasab Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
9. "Khasab Airport", Wikipedia, 2025-06-29, retrieved 2025-06-30
10. "MSN 799 — Twin Otter World Database". Twin Otter World Database. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
11. asatrubeowulf (2007-03-12). Uncut footage GA-200 Garuda Indonesia Plane Crash . Retrieved 2025-06-30– via YouTube.

External Links

Twin Otter Archive Website