Incident Overview
Date: Monday 20 February 1961
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3C
Owner/operator: World Wide Airways
Registration Number: CF-JIZ
Location: 48 miles northeast of Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Left skiLeft ski
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing incident where a left ski dug into a hard-packed snowdrift, resulting in a nose-down landing. The pilot and co-pilot sustained minor injuries, and the aircraft suffered significant damage. The incident was likely caused by the ski’s engagement with the snowdrift.An aircraft experienced a landing incident where a left ski dug into a hard-packed snowdrift, resulting in a nose-down landing. The pilot and co-pilot sustained minor injuries, and the aircraft suffered significant damage. The incident was likely caused by the ski’s engagement with the snowdrift.
Description
During the landing, the left ski dug into a hard packed snowdrift and the aircraft came to rest on its nose. The pilot and the co-pilot sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged. Probable Cause : The left ski dug into a hard packed snowdrift while landing on a rough surface and the aircraft came to rest on its nose.
Source of Information
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Ski engagement with a hard-packed snowdrift during landing.Ski engagement with a hard-packed snowdrift during landing.Share on:
