De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Oct 10, 2013 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on October 10, 2013 near Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The go-around was not flown correctly:...
- Date: October 10, 2013
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The go-around was not flown correctly: full flaps were kept during the go-around in gusty tailwind conditions, the aircraft could not climb, and the crew had not initiated a go-around early enough from an unstable approach.
On 10 October 2013 a MASwings DHC-6 Twin Otter on flight MH3002 from Kota Kinabalu to Kudat, Malaysia, made an unstable approach to runway 04 with a tailwind, then went around and turned for runway 22. On the second approach, with full flaps set, a gust during the landing flare led to a go-around that the aircraft could not climb out of; it struck trees and houses before coming to rest. The copilot and one passenger died and four others were injured.