Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 1 March 1961
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: RCMP-GRC Air Services
Registration Number: CF-MPZ
Location: 21 miles northeast of Port Saunders, Newfoundland –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft fuselage, rear ski, right main skiAircraft fuselage, rear ski, right main ski
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a significant downturn due to a downdraft, resulting in damage to the rear fuselage, rear ski, and right main ski. The pilot successfully maneuvered away from the impact and landed safely at Gander Airport.An aircraft experienced a significant downturn due to a downdraft, resulting in damage to the rear fuselage, rear ski, and right main ski. The pilot successfully maneuvered away from the impact and landed safely at Gander Airport.
Description
The aircraft was unable to maintain height over a rocky, treeless, snow-covered hill near Port Saunders due downdraft. It touched down twice damaging the rear fuselage, rear ski and right main ski, but the pilot able to climb away using maximum power and flaps. The flight then continued to Gander Airport, where a landing was made without further incident. The underside of the rear fuselage, the tail wheel ski assembly and the right main ski had been badly damaged.
Source of Information
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