Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	22 MAI 2001
Heure:	13:25
Type/Sous-type:	Boeing 737-210C
Compagnie:	First Air
Immatriculation:	C-GNWI
Numéro de série:	21066/413
Année de Fabrication:	1975-05-02 (26 years )
Moteurs:	2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Equipage:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 6
Passagers:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 98
Total:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 104
Dégats de l'appareil:	Perte Totale
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF) (Canada)
Phase de vol:	A l'atterrissage (LDG)
Nature:	Transport de Passagers Nat.
Aéroport de départ:	Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG/CYEG), Canada
Aéroport de destination:	Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF/CYZF), Canada
Numéro de vol:	953

Détails:
First Air flight 953 departed Edmonton at 11:30. As the aircraft approached Yellowknife, the spoilers were armed, and the aircraft was configured for a visual approach and landing on runway 33. The computed Vref was 128 knots, and target speed was 133 knots. While in the landing flare, the aircraft entered a higher-than-normal sink rate, and the pilot flying (the first officer) corrected with engine power and nose-up pitch. The aircraft touched down on the main landing gear and bounced twice. While the aircraft was in the air, the captain took control and lowered the nose to minimize the bounce. The aircraft landed on its nose landing-gear, then on the main gear. The aircraft initially touched down about 1300 feet from the approach end of runway 33. During the third touchdown on the nose landing-gear, the left nose-tire burst. The aircraft was taxied to the ramp and shut down. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

FAITS ÉTABLIS QUANT AUX CAUSES ET AUX FACTEURS CONTRIBUTIFS:
- De mauvaises procédures de sortie de rebond à l'atterrissage ont été employées lorsque le commandant de bord a poussé sur le manche afin d'éviter un nouveau rebond et que l'appareil a atterri sur le train avant en premier.
- Le fort taux de descente au moment du premier arrondi n'a pas été reconnu et corrigé à temps afin d'éviter un rebond à l'atterrissage suivi d'un second rebond à l'atterrissage.

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