Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 April 1991
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-254 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: Calm Air International
Registration Number: C-GEPB
Location: Brochet Airport, MB (YBT) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Left propeller, wind screen, nose cone, and radar antennaLeft propeller, wind screen, nose cone, and radar antenna
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic hydraulic failure, resulting in loss of steering and braking control, leading to a runway excursion and damage to the terminal building.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic hydraulic failure, resulting in loss of steering and braking control, leading to a runway excursion and damage to the terminal building.
Description
The aircraft experienced complete hydraulic failure. The pilot lost steering and brake control and the aircraft drifted off the runway, down an inclined portion of the ramp, and struck the terminal building. The aircraft suffered damage to the left propeller, wind screen, nose cone and radar antenna.
Primary Cause
Complete hydraulic failureComplete hydraulic failureShare on:
