Incident Overview
Date: Monday 3 January 2011
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft B200 King Air
Owner/operator: Saskatchewan Government Northern Air Operations
Registration Number: C-GSAU
Location: Maple Creek Airport, SK –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left Main GearLeft Main Gear
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft B200 King Air, C-GSAU, experienced a landing accident at Maple Creek Airport, SK, Canada. The aircraft landed on a snow-covered runway, resulting in a left-side veering and loss of directional control due to contact with deeper snow. The left main gear struck a significant windrow, causing the nose gear to collapse.A Beechcraft B200 King Air, C-GSAU, experienced a landing accident at Maple Creek Airport, SK, Canada. The aircraft landed on a snow-covered runway, resulting in a left-side veering and loss of directional control due to contact with deeper snow. The left main gear struck a significant windrow, causing the nose gear to collapse.
Description
A Beechcraft B200 King Air, C-GSAU, sustained substantial damage in an accident at Maple Creek Airport, SK, Canada. Saskatchewan Government flight SLG 3M, landed on runway 24 at Maple Creek Airport, SK. The runway was snow covered. During the landing roll the left main gear contacted deeper snow and the aircraft veered to the left. The left main gear caught a 14 inch windrow along the south edge of the runway and the pilot lost directional control. The aircraft departed the runway surface to the left and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose and propellers, and the pilot and 2 passengers were not injured.
Primary Cause
Snow conditions on the runway and the impact of the left main gear against a windrow.Snow conditions on the runway and the impact of the left main gear against a windrow.Share on:
