MASwings Flight 3002
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 · Crashed during an attempted go-around due to incorrect flap configuration caused by pilot error
From Miri Airport (MYY) to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 2 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- 16
- Survivors
- 14
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- 4
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Airline
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
- Flight
- MH3002
- Aircraft type
- de Havilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane · from aircraft type
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- 9M-MDM
- Operator
- MASwings
- Onboard fatalities
- 2
- Route
- From Miri Airport (MYY)To Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)
Cause areas
- Personnel issues › Action/decision
From the investigation findings the Wikipedia article reports, sorted into the NTSB's cause areas with AI assistance.
Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.
From the Wikipedia article
On 10 October 2013, MASwings Flight 3002, a scheduled domestic flight from Kota Kinabalu to Kudat, Malaysia, crashed on landing at its destination airport. The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating the flight was carrying 16 people, of whom two were killed and four injured. It was the first fatal accident for MASwings.
Accident
Flight 3002 departed from Kota Kinabalu at approximately 14:50 local time for the short flight to Kudat. At 15:30, while on final approach to Kudat Airport, the aircraft descended below the normal glide path and impacted a house in the village of Kampung Sin San, located just short of the runway. The aircraft broke apart and came to rest partially on the house owned by qayyum and surrounding grounds.
Emergency responders arrived shortly after the crash. Most of the 16 occupants survived, though two were fatally injured: the 22-year-old co-pilot and one elderly passenger. Four other passengers were injured, two seriously.
Investigation and cause
Investigation
The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), along with MASwings and other relevant authorities, launched an investigation into the crash. Initial findings suggested that the aircraft was too low on final approach and struck obstacles short of the runway. Weather conditions at the time were reported to be normal.
According to a preliminary report, pilot error in judgment during the final approach phase was identified as a contributing factor. The final investigation report has not been widely published.
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Sources
Wikipedia article: MASwings Flight 3002
- Article
- MASwings Flight 3002
- Revision
- 1374510908 · 2026-09-12 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q21006061
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "MASwings Flight 3002" (page 79220493, revision 1374510908)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site
- Map position
- Wikipedia article coordinates
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- airline flight number in the infobox
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.