Narrative:
After a firm touchdown, there was a snapping noise and the left wing dropped. Suspecting a left main gear failure the pilot elected to overshoot with the intent of diverting to another airport with better facilities. The overshoot was successful. Then hydraulic pressure was lost and fuel quantity began to drop rapidly. The crew decided to return to land at Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport. The left gear collapsed and the aircraft slid off the runway. The left main gear drag links may have failed in overload. The pilot reported a very strong cross wind and that he touched down with crab.
Runway excursion
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Sunday 2 November 1997 |
| Time: | 12:57 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator: | Perimeter Aviation |
| Registration: | C-FNKN |
| MSN: | TC-296 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport, MB (YIV) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Winnipeg International Airport, MB (YWG/CYWG), Canada |
| Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport, MB (YIV/CYIV), Canada |
After a firm touchdown, there was a snapping noise and the left wing dropped. Suspecting a left main gear failure the pilot elected to overshoot with the intent of diverting to another airport with better facilities. The overshoot was successful. Then hydraulic pressure was lost and fuel quantity began to drop rapidly. The crew decided to return to land at Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport. The left gear collapsed and the aircraft slid off the runway. The left main gear drag links may have failed in overload. The pilot reported a very strong cross wind and that he touched down with crab.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep 1/98Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Winnipeg International Airport, MB to Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport, MB as the crow flies is 470 km (294 miles).
Distance from Winnipeg International Airport, MB to Island Lake/Garden Hill Airport, MB as the crow flies is 470 km (294 miles).
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