Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 31 October 1982
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Super C
Owner/operator: Ilford Riverton Airways
Registration Number: C-GIXZ
Location: Shamattawa Airport, MB (ZTM) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Main gear attachments on the spar.Main gear attachments on the spar.
Category: Accident
A starboard maneuvering incident occurred at Shamattawa Airport, Manitoba, when a large maneuvering air vehicle struck a ditch and culvert parallel to the runway. This resulted in damage to the main gear attachments on the spar.A starboard maneuvering incident occurred at Shamattawa Airport, Manitoba, when a large maneuvering air vehicle struck a ditch and culvert parallel to the runway. This resulted in damage to the main gear attachments on the spar.
Description
While taxying to the apron at Shamattawa Airport, Manitoba, the starboard maingear ran into the ditch and culvert that ran parallel to the runway and tore the main gear attachments off the spar.
Primary Cause
Maneuvering error during taxying.Maneuvering error during taxying.Share on:
