Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 March 2002
Aircraft Type: Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
Owner/operator: Provincial Airlines
Registration Number: C-FITW
Location: Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing on a snow-covered runway, resulting in a collision with a snowbank and subsequent damage beyond repair.An aircraft experienced a landing on a snow-covered runway, resulting in a collision with a snowbank and subsequent damage beyond repair.
Description
The aircraft landed on a runway covered with one inch of snow. Directional control was lost and the airplane ran off the right side of the runway, colliding with a snowbank. The aircraft was considered damaged beyond repair and sold to Dodson International Air Parts.
Primary Cause
Loss of directional control during landing due to snow conditions.Loss of directional control during landing due to snow conditions.Share on:
