Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 July 2001
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Aro Golfe
Registration Number: C-FEYY
Location: Havre St-Pierre Water Aerodrome, QC (CTE3) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: The floats attached to the aircraft structure.The floats attached to the aircraft structure.
Category: Accident
Aro Golfe Ltd.’s DHC-3 float-equipped aircraft struck the shores of Lake des Plaines, causing significant structural damage. The pilot initiated a turn and returned to land after the impact.Aro Golfe Ltd.’s DHC-3 float-equipped aircraft struck the shores of Lake des Plaines, causing significant structural damage. The pilot initiated a turn and returned to land after the impact.
Description
A float-equipped Aro Golfe Ltd. DHC-3, had left the surface of Lake des Plaines bound for Lake Foie-de-veau when it violently struck the lakeshore. The pilot turned around and came back to land. Structural compression damage was found at the attachment of the floats to the aircraft structure.
Source of Information
https://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_19.htmlhttps://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_19.htmlPrimary Cause
Sudden and forceful impact with the lake shore, resulting in structural compression damage to the floats attached to the aircraft structure.Sudden and forceful impact with the lake shore, resulting in structural compression damage to the floats attached to the aircraft structure.Share on:
