ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283556
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| Date: | Sunday 18 September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:03 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Energy Solutions Inc |
| Registration: | C-GZLU |
| MSN: | 17269719 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6 nm SSW of Shaunavon, SK -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Swift Current Airport, SK (YYN/CYYN) |
| Estevan Airport, SK (YEN/CYEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 172 operated by Airborne Energy Solutions, was conducting a pipeline inspection flight south of the town Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. The flight consisted of multiple legs to facilitate visual and electronic data collection of pipeline infrastructure, between Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and Estevan, Saskatchewan. At approximately 10:15 approximately 6 nautical miles (NM) south-southwest of Shaunavon, the aircraft struck a 466-foot communications tower. A 4-foot section of the aircraft's right wing was shorn off. The aircraft then entered a steep descent and collided with the ground approximately 640 m southeast of the tower.
A post-impact fire ensued, which consumed most of the wreckage. The 2 crew members were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
It is possible that glare from the sun obscured the pilot’s view of the communications tower.
This tower was depicted on the applicable VFR Navigation Chart.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/transport-canada-investigating-plane-crash-near-shaunavon
https://www.cjme.com/2022/09/19/tsb-investigating-airplane-accident-near-shaun
https://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2022/a22c0082/a22c0082.htmlavon/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/shaunavon-aircraft-crash-1.6588492
https://globalnews.ca/news/9141964/plane-crash-shaunavon-saskatchewan/
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/plane-crash-that-killed-2-near-shaunavon-in-2022-possibly-caused-by-glare-from-sun-report-says-1.6403998
https://aerossurance.com/air-accidents-incidents/oil-gas-aerial-survey-aircraft-collided-with-communications-tower/
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=8919&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
Media:
TSB suggest glare from the sun prevented visual detection of a communications tower by a C172 survey crew. https://t.co/53b2kkfLK1 #flightsafety #aviationsafety #aerialsurvey #humanfactors pic.twitter.com/Jm42Eg7zj4
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) May 20, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2022 21:28 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Sep-2022 09:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 20-Sep-2022 17:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 20-Sep-2022 17:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 21-Sep-2022 06:32 | yeg11 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Sep-2022 01:16 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Sep-2022 19:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2022 07:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2022 07:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2022 19:28 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2023 15:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Time, Narrative]] |
| 16-May-2023 19:04 | harro | Updated [[[Time, Narrative]]] |
| 20-May-2023 11:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [[[[Time, Narrative]]]] |
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