Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 December 1969
Aircraft Type: Fairchild F-27J
Owner/operator: Great Northern Airways
Registration Number: CF-GNG
Location: Inuvik Airport, NT (YEV) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a ground-fin pitch failure on one propeller, resulting in a swerve off the runway. The aircraft?s trajectory was altered due to the propeller?s condition.An aircraft experienced a ground-fin pitch failure on one propeller, resulting in a swerve off the runway. The aircraft?s trajectory was altered due to the propeller?s condition.
Description
Aircraft ran off runway because one propeller went into ground fine pitch and one did not on landing, causing the aircraft to swerve off the runway.
Primary Cause
Ground-fin pitch propeller failure during landing.Ground-fin pitch propeller failure during landing.Share on:
