ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277499
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| Date: | Friday 8 April 2022 |
| Time: | 16:02 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Owner/operator: | Morningstar Air Express |
| Registration: | C-FFXD |
| MSN: | 208B0228 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | South of Nanaimo Airport, BC (CYCD) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nanaimo Airport, BC (YCD/CYCD) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Morningstar Air Express Cessna 208B airplane, was conducting flight MAL8051 from Nanaimo (CYCD), BC to Vancouver Intl (CYVR), BC with one crew member on board. While in the climb, on the Ladysmith 2 Standard Instrument Departure (SID), the flight encountered severe turbulence from 2000 feet above sea level (ASL) up to approximately 5000
feet ASL. The pilot experienced negative G loading and temporary loss of control. Once clear of the turbulence, the aircraft continued to CYVR and landed without incident. There were no injuries.
Maintenance conducted a severe turbulence inspection as per the aircraft maintenance manual and found no damage. The aircraft was returned to service.
Sources:
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2022 09:13 | harro | Added |
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