Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 January 1973
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46R Commando
Owner/operator: Reindeer Air Service
Registration Number: CF-HQI
Location: Sachs Harbour Airport, NT (YSY) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (rudder, ailerons, elevators)Aircraft Control Surfaces (rudder, ailerons, elevators)
Category: Accident
A Curtiss aircraft, while maneuvering on a snow-covered runway, experienced a sudden loss of control and a significant skid, resulting in a hard landing.A Curtiss aircraft, while maneuvering on a snow-covered runway, experienced a sudden loss of control and a significant skid, resulting in a hard landing.
Description
The Curtiss swerved off the snow-covered runway, nosed down and fell back heavily.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to reduced traction on snow-covered runway surface.Loss of control due to reduced traction on snow-covered runway surface.Share on:
