ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247387
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Date: | Sunday 17 January 2021 |
Time: | 21:43 UTC |
Type: | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
Owner/operator: | Skycare Air Ambulance |
Registration: | C-FIOC |
MSN: | AC-632 |
Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Cat Lake (CYAC), ON -
Canada
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Ambulance |
Departure airport: | Kenora Airport, ON (YQK/CYQK) |
Destination airport: | Cat Lake Airport, ON (YAC/CYAC) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A Fairchild SA227-AC aircraft operated by Skycare Air Ambulance, was operating a flight from Kenora (CYQK), ON to Cat Lake (CYAC), ON with a crew of 2 and 2 passengers on board.
After the nose wheel touched down during the landing roll on Runway 29 at CYAC, the crew experienced difficulty in maintaining directional control of the aircraft and it veered off the right side of the runway. The crew and passengers exited the aircraft without any injuries. There was no damage to the aircraft or runway lights. Subsequently, the crew was able to taxi the aircraft back to the apron.
The operator's maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and found the nose wheel steering amplifier had failed. The steering amplifier was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service.
Sources:
TSB
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Feb-2021 18:55 |
harro |
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