Date: | Saturday 17 December 1983 |
Time: | 13:10 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
Owner/operator: | Inuvik Coastal Airways |
Registration: | C-FGJK |
MSN: | 213 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 12 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC) -
Canada
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport, NT (YEV/CYEV) |
Destination airport: | Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC/CYPC) |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Weather conditions for Paulatuk included a strong crosswind at 25-30 knots and blowing snow. The pilot attempted to carry out an overshoot, but the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. This happened during a transition from visual to instrument flight. The aircraft was overloaded by 840 lb.
FINDINGS: "1.The Paulatuk aerodrome runway is not oriented to correspond with the prevailing winds.; 2. Environment Canada does not produce an aerodrome forecast for Paulatuk.; 3. As the aircraft landed, the cross-wind from the right increased appreciably reducing visibility in blowing snow.; 4. During the overshoot, as the pilot was making the transition from visual to instrument flight conditions, control of the aircraft was lost.; 5. The aircraft was overloaded."
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photo (c) Brian KUKHTA; Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC); 21 June 2013
photo (c) Brian KUKHTA; Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC); 21 June 2013
photo (c) CASB
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