Final Report DHC6 (9M-SSE), Miri Sarawak Malaysia, 7 January 2020

Final Report DHC6 (9M-SSE), Miri Sarawak Malaysia, 7 January 2020

Publication info
Author
AAIB (Malaysia)
Category
Accident Reports Human Factors Runway Excursion
Date of publication
07/10/2020

On 7 January 2020, a DHC 6-400 Twin Otter landing at Miri following a visual approach to runway 02 veered off the side of the runway soon after touchdown but encountered no obstructions before coming to a stop on waterlogged grass. The immediate reason for the veer-off was crew failure to ensure the nosewheel steering system, which is not self-centring, was manually centred before landing. However the context for this error was considered to have been poor awareness of the operation of the nosewheel steering system within a wider context of organisational inadequacy in respect of fleet operational safety.

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