Narrative:
The Air Nunavut Falcon 10, registration C-GNVT, operated on an IFR flight between Iqualuit (CYFB) and Kuujjuaq (CYVP). The aircraft bounced twice on landing at Kuujjuaq. After the pilot parked the aircraft on the ramp, the maintenance crew discovered that the fuselage was damaged.
Runway mishap
accident date: 14-08-2001
type: Dassault Falcon 10
registration: C-GNVT
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 August 2001 |
| Time: | 18:31 UTC |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 10 |
| Operator: | Air Nunavut |
| Registration: | C-GNVT |
| MSN: | 138 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC (YVP) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Iqaluit Airport, NU (YFB/CYFB), Canada |
| Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC (YVP/CYVP), Canada | |
| Flightnumber: | BFF10 |
The Air Nunavut Falcon 10, registration C-GNVT, operated on an IFR flight between Iqualuit (CYFB) and Kuujjuaq (CYVP). The aircraft bounced twice on landing at Kuujjuaq. After the pilot parked the aircraft on the ramp, the maintenance crew discovered that the fuselage was damaged.
Classification:
Bounced on landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» CADORS 2001Q0661Photos
accident date: 14-08-2001
type: Dassault Falcon 10
registration: C-GNVT
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Iqaluit Airport, NU to Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC as the crow flies is 625 km (390 miles).
Distance from Iqaluit Airport, NU to Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC as the crow flies is 625 km (390 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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