Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 10 May 2007
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
Owner/operator: Silk Way Airlines
Registration Number: 4K-AZ41
Location: Trenton Canadian Forces Base, ON (YTR) – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Main landing gearMain landing gear
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane was chartered by the Canadian Department of National Defence and was operating an ILS approach to runway 24 at CFB Trenton (YTR). The aircraft experienced a collision with the airport perimeter fence during its approach, resulting in damage to the fuselage.An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane was chartered by the Canadian Department of National Defence and was operating an ILS approach to runway 24 at CFB Trenton (YTR). The aircraft experienced a collision with the airport perimeter fence during its approach, resulting in damage to the fuselage.

Description

An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane was chartered by the Canadian Department of National Defence. It was on an ILS approach to runway 24 at CFB Trenton (YTR). The weather at the time was reported as one half mile in fog, vertical visibility 500 feet, RVR 600 feet, temperature and dew point 12 degrees Celsius and the wind was 210 at 06 knots. The aircraft struck the airport perimeter fence with the main landing gear and briefly touched down on the left main landing gear approximately 430 feet from the threshold of runway 24. The flight crew aborted the landing and applied engine power. The aircraft climbed to 3000 feet asl and entered a hold at this altitude. After approximately one hour it diverted to the Ottawa/MacDonald-Cartier airport. Ottawa tower was contacted by Trenton and advised of the incoming aircraft and that it had struck the fence on approach. Ottawa tower called out ARFF as a precaution. The Il-76 flight crew did not declare an emergency. The aircraft landed uneventfully and taxied to the local FBO. ARFF followed the aircraft and assisted the crew in removing the barbed wire that was wrapped around the left main landing gear. After a period of time the aircraft took off from Ottawa and arrived in Trenton where the onboard cargo was offloaded. Examination of the aircraft revealed substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage as a result of the impact with the fence.

Primary Cause

Collision with airport perimeter fence during ILS approach.Collision with airport perimeter fence during ILS approach.

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