Occurrence Summary
On 31 October 2025 at approximately 5:41 pm local time, a De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter aircraft, registered as C6-IAM and operated by Titan Air Ltd, was involved in an incident at Exuma International Airport (MYEF), Exuma, Bahamas. The flight crew consisted of two persons.
Prior to the incident, the aircraft had conducted a Hurricane Melissa evacuee return flight from Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN), Nassau, to Matthew Town Airport (MYIG), Inagua. The flight departed MYNN at approximately 1:44 pm with an uplift of 271 gallons of JET A1 fuel, arriving at MYIG without incident. Later that afternoon, the aircraft departed MYIG with two persons on board.
At approximately 5:10 pm, while about 40 nautical miles from MYEF, the pilot made initial contact with MYEF Advisory Service on 118.00 MHz and was informed that the airport was closed due to a gear-up landing on runway 12 that had occurred earlier around 4:15 pm. The flight crew decided to divert to Stella Maris Airport (MYLS), Long Island, approximately 30 nautical miles to the northeast.
At 5:24 pm, the crew contacted MYEF Advisory again to inquire about the disabled aircraft and were told it had not been removed. Shortly after, they overheard that another aircraft was allowed to use the runway for departure. At approximately 5:30 pm, the pilot contacted MYEF Advisory, stating he was low on fuel. The advisory service reiterated that the aerodrome was closed to landing traffic. After the pilot repeated his fuel state, he was advised that landing would be at his own discretion due to the disabled aircraft on runway 12/30.
The pilot acknowledged the discretionary approval and landed on runway 30, opposite the disabled aircraft. No injuries or damage to the aircraft occurred.
Analysis
Review of documentation, including fuel uplift receipts, flight plan, and navigation log records, showed that the aircraft had sufficient fuel on board to comply with Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas Regulations CAR OPS 1.375 (In-Flight Fuel Management). The pilot's declaration of minimum fuel was noted, but the analysis determined that the aircraft was not in a fuel emergency state.