Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 5 May 2016
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-580 Airtanker
Owner/operator: Conair Aviation
Registration Number: C-FEKF
Location: Manning Airport, AB – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft ? Specifically, the nose gear, fuselage, and engine props.Aircraft ? Specifically, the nose gear, fuselage, and engine props.
Category: Accident
A Conair Aviation Convair CV-580 turboprop conversion 340-32 experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion during landing at Manning Airport (CFX4), Manning, Alberta. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including nose gear collapse and fuselage damage, resulting in two sections separating. The pilots were incapacitated, and the aircraft landed off the runway, traveling across a ditch approximately 3000 feet from the threshold. No injuries were reported.A Conair Aviation Convair CV-580 turboprop conversion 340-32 experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion during landing at Manning Airport (CFX4), Manning, Alberta. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including nose gear collapse and fuselage damage, resulting in two sections separating. The pilots were incapacitated, and the aircraft landed off the runway, traveling across a ditch approximately 3000 feet from the threshold. No injuries were reported.

Description

The aircraft, a Conair Aviation Convair CV-580 (turboprop conversion 340-32) engaged in fire suppression activities, experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion upon landing at Manning Airport (CFX4), Manning, Alberta. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two pilots onboard received minor injuries. The aircraft was in the descent for landing on runway 25 when one of the pilots became incapacitated. As the other pilot took control of the aircraft and performed the landing, directional control was lost on the rollout. The aircraft departed the right side of the runway and travelled across a ditch, approximately 3000 feet from the threshold. The nose gear collapsed and the fuselage broke into 2 sections. The no.2 engine prop separated completely while the no. 1 engine prop was severely damaged. There were no injuries, however the aircraft was substantially damaged.

Source of Information

http://globalnews.ca/news/2683868/firefighting-plane-crashes-in-northwest-alberta/, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/air-tanker-crash-lands-in-northwest-alberta-1.3569368http://globalnews.ca/news/2683868/firefighting-plane-crashes-in-northwest-alberta/, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/air-tanker-crash-lands-in-northwest-alberta-1.3569368

Primary Cause

Loss of directional control during landing and subsequent runway excursion.Loss of directional control during landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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