ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265962
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 2021 |
| Time: | c. 11:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Atleo River Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GYJX |
| MSN: | 18503187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-550-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tofino Harbour Waterdome (YTP/CAB4), Tofino BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tofino Harbour Waterdome, BC (YTP/CAB4) |
| Hot Springs Cove, BC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A float-equipped Cessna A185F operated by Atleo River Air Service Ltd., was conducting a flight from the Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome, British Columbia (BC), to Hot Springs Cove, BC, Hesquiaht First Nation. During takeoff, the aircraft briefly became airborne before control was lost and the aircraft nosed over in shallow water. The pilot and the four passengers were able to exit the aircraft onto a sandbar and reported minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors:
1. The aircraft rate of acceleration was slowed by a boat wake during the take-off run, and the pilot attempted to gain additional distance with a right turn on the water’s surface. The aircraft then lifted off of the water at a low airspeed as a result of either a second boat wake or a control input.
2. The aircraft became airborne at a low airspeed and in a right turn that increased the angle of attack on the left wing. As a result, the left wing stalled aerodynamically at too low an altitude for control to be regained before the wing contacted the water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/small-float-plane-flips-over-in-tofino-harbour-1.24346330
https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/floatplane-flips-on-takeoff-in-tofino-crew-and-passengers-unhurt-1.5523765
https://globalnews.ca/news/8061469/tofino-floatplane-flips/
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/bcavpics/9174602641 (photo)
TSB __________________
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2021/A21P0069/A21P0069.html
Location
Images:
Photo: RCMP
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2021 01:09 | Geno | Added |
| 27-Jul-2021 01:17 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2021 04:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 06-Aug-2021 20:19 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2021 13:55 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2022 18:34 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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