Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 July 1998
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
Owner/operator: Adlair Aviation
Registration Number: C-GFYN
Location: 210 km S of Pelly Bay, NU –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: NosewheelNosewheel
Category: Accident
A DHC-6 Twin Otter, C-GFYN, experienced difficulties during a mineral expedition takeoff due to a shifting wind, leading to control issues and a nosewheel strike. The crew aborted takeoff and turned to avoid rocks, resulting in damage to the nose cone, left wing tip, and leading edge. No injuries occurred.A DHC-6 Twin Otter, C-GFYN, experienced difficulties during a mineral expedition takeoff due to a shifting wind, leading to control issues and a nosewheel strike. The crew aborted takeoff and turned to avoid rocks, resulting in damage to the nose cone, left wing tip, and leading edge. No injuries occurred.
Description
C-GFYN, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, was taking off from an unprepared landing area 131 miles south of Pelly Bay on a mineral expedition. During the takeoff roll, the wind apparently shifted and became more of a cross-wind, which made control of the aircraft over the uneven tundra very difficult. The crew elected to abort the takeoff and turned to the right to avoid some rocks, which resulted in the nosewheel striking a small polygone crack, shearing off the nosegear at the fork. The damage was to the nose cone, left wing tip and one foot of the leading edge. There were no injuries. Weather was good VFR.
Primary Cause
Wind shift and crosswind conditions during takeoff, resulting in unstable control and a subsequent nosewheel strike.Wind shift and crosswind conditions during takeoff, resulting in unstable control and a subsequent nosewheel strike.Share on:
