Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Statuts: | Enquête Préliminaire |
| Date: | 30 JUN 2000 |
| Heure: | 20:15 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Compagnie: | M.W. Ward |
| Immatriculation: | C-FWAH |
| Numéro de série: | 240 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1969 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Yellowknife Water Aerodrome, NT (Canada)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Edmonton/Cooking Lake Airport, AB, Canada |
| Yellowknife Waterdrome, NT, Canada |
The pilot and owner of float equipped DHC-6 Twin Otter C-FWAH (and founder of Wardair) flew from Edmonton/Cooking Lake to the Yellowknife Water Aerodrome. There were three passengers and about 700 pounds of supplies on board.
Upon arrival at Yellowknife, the pilot selected full fine pitch on the propellers, then selected 20 degrees of flap for the cross wind landing, to the north, at the Back Bay. Upon touchdown, the aircraft porpoised, bounced back into the air, then porpoised again and bounced back into the air. On the third bounce, the left wing dropped, the left float dug into the water and the aircraft swerved to the left. The right wing then dug into the water and became detached from the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop resting on its damaged floats. The four occupants vacated the substantially damaged aircraft and were rescued, within minutes, by a nearby power boat operator. There were no injuries. The wind was from 100 degrees true at 13 knots and visibility was 15 statute miles.
Sources:
» CADORS Number: 2000C0593
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Edmonton/Cooking Lake Airport, AB et Yellowknife Waterdrome, NT est de 1000 km (625 miles).
La distance entre Edmonton/Cooking Lake Airport, AB et Yellowknife Waterdrome, NT est de 1000 km (625 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
