Incident Overview

Date: Friday 3 January 1997
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Nakina Outpost Camps & Airservice
Registration Number: C-FTZF
Location: Nakina Airport, ON (YQN) – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Rudder trimRudder trim
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
A C-FTZF Caravan experienced a yaw to the right during takeoff, resulting in a subsequent descent and landing in an inverted position. The pilot struggled to maintain control, leading to the aircraft striking a frozen lake and ultimately impacting the runway.A C-FTZF Caravan experienced a yaw to the right during takeoff, resulting in a subsequent descent and landing in an inverted position. The pilot struggled to maintain control, leading to the aircraft striking a frozen lake and ultimately impacting the runway.

Description

Caravan C-FTZF was cleared for takeoff at Nakina (YQN) runway 09. Some 3/4 of the way through the takeoff run, a yaw to the right was experienced. This yaw was controlled and the aircraft lifted off the runway. The plane then began to yaw again and the pilot barely managed to control it. The Caravan descended, struck a frozen lake, flipped over and came to rest inverted approximately 1,000 feet past the end of the runway and 200 feet to the right of the extended right edge of the runway. CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: “The pilot experienced directional control difficulties during the take-off run, probably because the rudder trim was set at the near full left position. Because the rudder trim indicator could be moved without affecting the actual rudder trim, it is probable that it did not reflect the actual position of the rudder trim.”

Primary Cause

Rudder trim setting was set at near full left position, hindering directional control.Rudder trim setting was set at near full left position, hindering directional control.

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