Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 30 September 2004
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: Wilderness Air
Registration Number: C-FODV
Location: Long Lake, ON –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
A DHC-3 Otter, C-FODV, operated by Wilderness Air Ltd., experienced a loss of control during a take-off run into wind on Long Lake, Ontario, Canada. The left wing was lifted by a gust, resulting in contact with the water and subsequent pitching forward and an overturn. The pilot was uninjured, and the aircraft sustained significant damage. The wind speed was approximately 10 knots with gusts of 18 knots.A DHC-3 Otter, C-FODV, operated by Wilderness Air Ltd., experienced a loss of control during a take-off run into wind on Long Lake, Ontario, Canada. The left wing was lifted by a gust, resulting in contact with the water and subsequent pitching forward and an overturn. The pilot was uninjured, and the aircraft sustained significant damage. The wind speed was approximately 10 knots with gusts of 18 knots.
Description
The DHC-3 Otter, C-FODV operated by Wilderness Air Ltd., was on the take-off run into wind on Long Lake, Ontario, Canada, when a gust lifted the left wing. The right wing contacted the water and the aircraft pitched forward and overturned. The pilot, the only occupant, was not injured, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The wind was estimated to be from the northwest at about 10 knots gusting to 18 knots.
Primary Cause
Gust induced loss of control during take-off.Gust induced loss of control during take-off.Share on:
