Incident Overview

Date: Monday 12 August 1996
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: First Air
Registration Number: C-GNDN
Location: Markham Bay, NU – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Main GearMain Gear
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
A Twin Otter aircraft, carrying six barrels of Jet B fuel, landed at Markham Bay after a short touchdown. The aircraft experienced a series of maneuvers, including bouncing twice and striking a rock, before crashing. The incident resulted in the shearing of the main gear and stalling of the aircraft.A Twin Otter aircraft, carrying six barrels of Jet B fuel, landed at Markham Bay after a short touchdown. The aircraft experienced a series of maneuvers, including bouncing twice and striking a rock, before crashing. The incident resulted in the shearing of the main gear and stalling of the aircraft.

Description

The Twin Otter was carrying six barrels of Jet B fuel for a helicopter company to Markham Bay, an off-strip landing site. and touched down just after the threshold. The aircraft became airborne 18 m further on and bounced two times before touching down for the last time. The brakes were applied, but power was increased later in an attempt to takeoff again. The aircraft became airborne when the ground fell away beyond the runway and flew for 1000 feet before striking a rock with the main gear. The gear was sheared off and the Twin Otter stalled and crashed onto a rocky beach. CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: “For unknown reasons, a decision was made to overshoot even though insufficient runway remained for acceleration, take-off, and climb. Likely contributing directly to the decision to overshoot was the difficulty in controlling the aircraft on touchdown.”

Primary Cause

Decision to overshoot even with insufficient runway.Decision to overshoot even with insufficient runway.

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