Narrative:
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 aircraft on skis operated by Osprey Wings, was conducting a flight from Snake Lake, SK to an ice strip on Yalowega Lake, SK. The landing was relatively smooth however, shortly after touch down, the left wing dropped to the ice surface. The aircraft came to rest roughly 90 degrees to the landing track. The crew shut down the engines and confirmed that the passengers were uninjured. Inspection revealed that the left main landing gear leg had broken and the aircraft was resting on the left wingtip.
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Friday 10 March 2017 |
| Time: | 0.0019121170043945 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Operator: | Osprey Wings |
| Registration: | C-GQOQ |
| MSN: | 155 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Yalowega Lake, SK ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pinehouse Lake Airport, SK (ZPO/CZPO), Canada |
| Yalowega Lake Ice Strip, SK, Canada |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 aircraft on skis operated by Osprey Wings, was conducting a flight from Snake Lake, SK to an ice strip on Yalowega Lake, SK. The landing was relatively smooth however, shortly after touch down, the left wing dropped to the ice surface. The aircraft came to rest roughly 90 degrees to the landing track. The crew shut down the engines and confirmed that the passengers were uninjured. Inspection revealed that the left main landing gear leg had broken and the aircraft was resting on the left wingtip.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
» TSB #A17C0027Photos
Map
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Distance from Pinehouse Lake Airport, SK to Yalowega Lake Ice Strip, SK as the crow flies is 270 km (169 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Pinehouse Lake Airport, SK to Yalowega Lake Ice Strip, SK as the crow flies is 270 km (169 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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