Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 April 2001
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 100 King Air
Owner/operator: Alberta Central Airways
Registration Number: C-FWPN
Location: Grande Prairie Airport, AB (YQU) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft’s nose gear, nose cone, and propellersAircraft’s nose gear, nose cone, and propellers
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft 100 King Air carrying five people landed at Grande Prairie Airport, AB (YQU) after a flight from Fort St. John Airport, BC (YXJ) after encountering a significant snowdrift on the runway. The aircraft skidded off the runway surface, resulting in damage to the nose gear, nose cone, and propellers.A Beechcraft 100 King Air carrying five people landed at Grande Prairie Airport, AB (YQU) after a flight from Fort St. John Airport, BC (YXJ) after encountering a significant snowdrift on the runway. The aircraft skidded off the runway surface, resulting in damage to the nose gear, nose cone, and propellers.
Description
C-FWPN, a Beechcraft 100 King Air with 5 people on board, was landing on runway 29 at Grande Prairie Airport, AB (YQU) after a flight from Fort St. John Airport, BC (YXJ), when it struck a windrow of snow left beside the runway. It was reported that the aircraft touched down off the centre-line in two inches of snow and skidded off the runway surface. There was substantial damage to the aircraft’s nose gear, nose cone and propellers. The runway surface was in the process of being plowed but was slippery with 2 foot high windrows on the sides.
Primary Cause
Snowdrift on the runway surfaceSnowdrift on the runway surfaceShare on:
