Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 November 1995
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft A100 King Air
Owner/operator: Northern Thunderbird Air
Registration Number: C-FJFH
Location: Mosque Airstrip, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: NosewheelNosewheel
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a hard landing on a snow-covered landing strip due to a nose gear digging into the wet snow. The nosewheel broke off, causing significant damage to the propellers, which struck the runway. The aircraft slid approximately 400 feet, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s structure. The pilot was informed of a light snowfall at the site, which was significantly higher than the runway surface.A small aircraft experienced a hard landing on a snow-covered landing strip due to a nose gear digging into the wet snow. The nosewheel broke off, causing significant damage to the propellers, which struck the runway. The aircraft slid approximately 400 feet, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s structure. The pilot was informed of a light snowfall at the site, which was significantly higher than the runway surface.
Description
During touchdown on a snow-covered landing strip the nose gear dug into the wet snow. The nosewheel broke off, the nose gear collapsed and the propellers struck the runway. The aircraft slid about 400 ft. The pilot had been told that there was about 1 inch of snowfall at a site about 12 nm from the runway. The runway was covered with about 12 inch of heavy, wet snow. The operator has implemented procedures for providing more up-to-date communication between aircraft and the ground at such remote landing sites.
Primary Cause
Hard landing due to snow-covered landing strip conditions.Hard landing due to snow-covered landing strip conditions.Share on:
