ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265161
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| Date: | Monday 5 July 2021 |
| Time: | c. 12:50 |
| Type: |  Nanchang CJ-6A |
| Owner/operator: | CJ6 Entertainment Inc |
| Registration: | C-GYAC |
| MSN: | 1232028 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Vedeneyev M14P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint-Esprit Airfield (CES2), QC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Joliette Aerodrome, QC (CSG3) |
| Saint-Esprit Airfield, QC (CES2) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At approximately 11:30 on 5 July 2021, the privately registered single-engine Nanchang CJ6-A aircraft took off for a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from Joliette Aerodrome (CSG3), Quebec, to St-Esprit Aerodrome (CES2), Quebec. CES2 is a private aerodrome leased and operated by Parachute Montréal, a parachuting club for which the occurrence pilot occasionally worked as a pilot. During the flight, the pilot attempted, unsuccessfully, to communicate with the club’s skydiving aircraft (a DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, registration N301CL) to find out whether any jumps were in progress. Once he was close to the aerodrome, he circled several times to check. Having spotted some skydivers but not the Twin Otter either in the air or on the ground, he attempted once again to contact the Twin Otter to obtain its position and succeeded in establishing communication. The pilot of the Twin Otter confirmed that jumps were in progress and that he was on final approach for Runway 20. The 2 pilots agreed to land one after the other, with 1 minute of separation between them, and decided that the Twin Otter would land first.
After the Twin Otter had landed, the pilot of the Nanchang, who did not see any traffic in the circuit or on the ground, joined the left base leg of the circuit at an altitude of approximately 500 feet above ground level (AGL) before turning onto final at approximately 300 feet AGL. Because the surface of the grass strip runway was in poor condition at the threshold and beyond, the pilot chose a target point approximately 800 feet beyond the threshold and began to flare approximately 300 feet before the target point. At about the same time, a lawn tractor that was performing maintenance work at the aerodrome crossed Runway 20 near the pilot’s intended target point and began a turn to the left to cut the grass parallel to the runway.
During the flare phase, with the aircraft in a normal configuration for landing, the pilot could no longer see the runway ahead of him and looked to the right to assess the aircraft’s height. At the moment when he expected to reach the touchdown point, he heard a noise and immediately felt the aircraft deviate to the right. He was able to stop the aircraft on the right side of the runway strip.
Seeing damage to the right wing, the pilot realized that he had struck something. He exited the aircraft and saw the lawn tractor to the right of the runway not very far from the touchdown point. The aircraft had struck the tractor, and the driver was fatally injured. The pilot was not injured. There was major damage to the aircraft’s right wing.
TSB Canada stated that this accident highlighted how important it is for pilots to obtain permission to use an aerodrome when prior permission is required, so that aerodrome operators can coordinate the various activities taking place at the aerodrome, to ensure that the activities are carried out safely.
In addition, individuals working near a runway must remain vigilant and continually scan the runway and its 2 approaches before entering or crossing it.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/quebec-woman-using-riding-lawnmower-struck-killed-by-landing-aircraft-1.5497279
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=24214&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/43530_1091557710.jpg (photo)
Media:
Quebec woman using riding lawnmower struck, killed by landing aircraft https://t.co/bIrsumkr7P
— CTV Montreal (@CTVMontreal) July 6, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 06:07 | harro | Added |
| 06-Jul-2021 06:08 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Category] |
| 06-Jul-2021 06:13 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2021 06:15 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2021 06:36 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 06-Jul-2021 08:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2021 08:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration] |
| 06-Jul-2021 08:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Jul-2021 15:23 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2021 17:40 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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