Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 March 2008
Aircraft Type: Canadair CL-600-2A12 Challenger 601
Owner/operator: Gouvernement du Qubec
Registration Number: C-FURG
Location: Qubec City Jean Lesage International Airport, QC (YQB) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
A Government of Qubec Challenger 601 jet experienced a landing gear failure during an IFR medical evacuation flight from Bonaventure to Qubec. The landing gear deployment failed, resulting in the aircraft landing without the nosewheel on a snow-covered runway. No injuries occurred.A Government of Qubec Challenger 601 jet experienced a landing gear failure during an IFR medical evacuation flight from Bonaventure to Qubec. The landing gear deployment failed, resulting in the aircraft landing without the nosewheel on a snow-covered runway. No injuries occurred.
Description
Flight QUE10M, a Government of Qubec Challenger 601 jet, was conducting a medical evacuation flight in accordance with instrument flight rules (IFR) from Bonaventure to Qubec, Canada. There were eight people on board. When the landing gear was lowered, the front landing gear failed to deploy. Several attempts failed. An emergency was declared and the aircraft landed without the nosewheel on snow-covered runway 06. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the front landing gear. No one was injured.
Primary Cause
Landing gear deployment failure during an IFR flight.Landing gear deployment failure during an IFR flight.Share on:
