De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8) crash, Jun 9, 1995 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8) accident on June 9, 1995 near Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand with 4...
- Date: June 9, 1995
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8)
- Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain did not keep the aircraft on the approach profile and was distracted by an undercarriage malfunction while persisting with the approach; the first officer's checklist sequence and a late GPWS warning were contributing factors.
An Ansett New Zealand Dash 8 on a scheduled flight from Auckland was on a non-precision approach to Palmerston North when the captain was distracted by a landing gear malfunction and the aircraft was not kept on the approach profile. It struck a range of hills while the crew worked through the alternate gear extension checklist. The TAIC inquiry found the captain's decisions and the shortness of the GPWS warning were key factors.