Narrative:
A Beechcraft B200 King Air, C-GSAU, sustained substantial damage in an accident at Maple Creek Airport, SK, Canada.
Saskatchewan Government flight SLG 3M, landed on runway 24 at Maple Creek Airport, SK. The runway was snow covered. During the landing roll the left main gear contacted deeper snow and the aircraft veered to the left. The left main gear caught a 14 inch windrow along the south edge of the runway and the pilot lost directional control. The aircraft departed the runway surface to the left and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose and propellers, and the pilot and 2 passengers were not injured.
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Monday 3 January 2011 |
| Time: | 12:58 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 King Air |
| Operator: | Saskatchewan Government Northern Air Operations |
| Registration: | C-GSAU |
| MSN: | BB-1974 |
| First flight: | 2007 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Maple Creek Airport, SK ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Saskatoon Airport, SK (YXE/CYXE), Canada |
| Maple Creek Airport, SK, Canada | |
| Flightnumber: | 3M |
A Beechcraft B200 King Air, C-GSAU, sustained substantial damage in an accident at Maple Creek Airport, SK, Canada.
Saskatchewan Government flight SLG 3M, landed on runway 24 at Maple Creek Airport, SK. The runway was snow covered. During the landing roll the left main gear contacted deeper snow and the aircraft veered to the left. The left main gear caught a 14 inch windrow along the south edge of the runway and the pilot lost directional control. The aircraft departed the runway surface to the left and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose and propellers, and the pilot and 2 passengers were not injured.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
» CADORS # 2011C0025Photos
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Distance from Saskatoon Airport, SK to Maple Creek Airport, SK as the crow flies is 316 km (198 miles).
Distance from Saskatoon Airport, SK to Maple Creek Airport, SK as the crow flies is 316 km (198 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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