Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 May 2008
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3T/M601 Turbine Otter
Owner/operator: Adventure Air
Registration Number: C-GSUV
Location: Lac du Bonnet, MB –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
Category: Accident
A DHC-3 Otter aircraft, equipped with floats, landed at the Lac du Bonnet seaplane base, CJS9, experiencing a gust of wind that lifted its right wing, causing it to contact the water and subsequently overturn. The pilot and passenger were unharmed, and they were evacuated and recovered by a nearby boat.A DHC-3 Otter aircraft, equipped with floats, landed at the Lac du Bonnet seaplane base, CJS9, experiencing a gust of wind that lifted its right wing, causing it to contact the water and subsequently overturn. The pilot and passenger were unharmed, and they were evacuated and recovered by a nearby boat.
Description
The float-equipped DHC-3 Otter had just landed on the water at the Lac du Bonnet seaplane base, CJS9, when a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The left wing contacted the water and the aircraft overturned. The pilot and passenger were not injured. They evacuated the aircraft, and were picked up by a nearby boat.
Primary Cause
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