Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 May 1956
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31
Owner/operator: Pacific Western Airlines
Registration Number: CF-TFZ
Location: Beaverlodge Lake, NWT –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left-hand undercarriageLeft-hand undercarriage
Category: Accident
A Bristol 170 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its left-hand undercarriage during its landing run on Beaverlodge Lake, resulting in a wing impact.A Bristol 170 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its left-hand undercarriage during its landing run on Beaverlodge Lake, resulting in a wing impact.
Description
The Bristol 170 was at the end of the landing run at Beaverlodge Lake when the left-hand undercarriage broke through the ice of the lake. The aircraft fell onto the left wing.
Source of Information
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/tmp-photos-9.htmhttp://www.ruudleeuw.com/tmp-photos-9.htmPrimary Cause
Ice breach on the lake surface during the landing run.Ice breach on the lake surface during the landing run.Share on:
