Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 August 2002
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54E (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Buffalo Airways
Registration Number: C-GQIC
Location: Diavik Airport, NT (DVK) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
Category: Accident
A DC-4 aircraft struck the approach lights at Diavik Airport, resulting in a significant fire and runway damage. The aircraft spun, causing a wing separation, and the fire spread onto the runway, requiring immediate evacuation and extinguishing.A DC-4 aircraft struck the approach lights at Diavik Airport, resulting in a significant fire and runway damage. The aircraft spun, causing a wing separation, and the fire spread onto the runway, requiring immediate evacuation and extinguishing.
Description
The DC-4 struck the approach lights and touched down about three feet short of the threshold of runway 10 at the Diavik Airport. The aircraft spun around, the right wing separated and fire erupted in the wreckage which came to rest on the runway about 1000 feet from the threshold. The crew evacuated the aircraft with minor injuries, and AFF was on the scene within 5 minutes and extinguished the fire.
Primary Cause
Approach light strikingApproach light strikingShare on:
