Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 17 August 1999
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Province of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources
Registration Number: C-FOPG
Location: Sutton River, ON –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Nose landing gearNose landing gear
Category: Accident
A DHC-6-300 aircraft landed on a beach ridge at Sutton River, experiencing a ground contact issue during landing roll. The aircraft?s nose landing gear separated, resulting in a crash onto the nose, with no injuries to occupants.A DHC-6-300 aircraft landed on a beach ridge at Sutton River, experiencing a ground contact issue during landing roll. The aircraft?s nose landing gear separated, resulting in a crash onto the nose, with no injuries to occupants.
Description
The DHC-6-300 landed on a beach ridge at the Sutton River. On landing roll, the aircraft main landing gear wheels entered soft ground and the aircraft pitched over on the nose landing gear. The aircraft nose landing gear separated from the aircraft and the aircraft came to rest on the nose. There were no injuries to the occupants.
Primary Cause
Soft ground landing conditions during landing roll.Soft ground landing conditions during landing roll.Share on:
