De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Sep 3, 2002, Silimo
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on September 3, 2002 near Silimo, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of height...
- Date: September 3, 2002
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Silimo, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of height on short final, believed to result from a sudden change in wind direction and speed.
A Trigana Air Twin Otter on a cargo flight from Wamena landed at the short gravel strip at Silimo. It struck the ground short of the runway 05 threshold after losing height on final, veered left into a ditch and stopped. All three occupants were unhurt, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.