Crash-aerien 08 JUL 2007 d'un de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 C-FAWC - Muncho Lake-Mile 462 Water Aerodrome, BC
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Statuts:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:dimanche 8 juillet 2007
Heure:12:35
Type/Sous-type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Compagnie:Liard Air
Immatriculation: C-FAWC
Numéro de série: 108
Année de Fabrication: 1968
Moteurs: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20
Equipage:victimes: 0 / à bord: 2
Passagers:victimes: 1 / à bord: 3
Total:victimes: 1 / à bord: 5
Dégats de l'appareil: Détruit
Conséquences: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:Muncho Lake-Mile 462 Water Aerodrome, BC (   Canada)
Phase de vol: En montée initiale (ICL)
Nature:Charter National
Aéroport de départ:Muncho Lake-Mile 462 Water Aerodrome, BC, Canada
Aéroport de destination:Prince George Airport, BC (YXS/CYXS), Canada
Détails:
A de Havilland DHC-6-100 Twin Otter turboprop plane was destroyed when it crashed on takeoff from the gravel airstrip at Muncho Lake, BC, Canada. A post-impact fire erupted and the airplane was destroyed. One passenger was killed. Two pilots and two passengers survived the accident.
The airplane was operating on a VFR flight to Prince George Airport, BC (YXS). After becoming airborne, the aircraft entered a right turn and the right outboard flap hanger contacted the Alaska Highway. The aircraft subsequently struck a telephone pole and a telephone cable, impacted the edge of the highway a second time, and crashed onto a rocky embankment adjacent to a dry creek channel. The aircraft came to rest upright approximately 600 feet from the departure end of the airstrip.

The airstrip was located at a lodge next to Muncho Lake. It was maintained by the operator, Liard Air. It was 950 feet long and sloping upward about 2° in the northwest direction.
Post-accident calculations showed that the aircraft probably weighed 10100 pounds at takeoff, which was below the 11 579 pounds maximum takeoff weight. However, centre of gravity (c of g) calculations revealed that the aircraft c of g was near the forward limit, at 23 per cent mean aerodynamic chord (MAC). The approved c of g range is between 20 per cent and 36 per cent MAC.

Probable Cause:

FINDINGS AS TO CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
1. The take-off was attempted at an aircraft weight that did not meet the performance capabilities of the aircraft to clear an obstacle and, as a result, the aircraft struck a telephone pole and a telephone cable during the initial climb.
2. A take-off and climb to 50 feet performance calculation was not completed prior to take off; therefore, the flight crew was unaware of the distance required to clear the telephone cable.
3. The southeast end of the airstrip was not clearly marked; as a result, the take-off was initiated with approximately 86 feet of usable airstrip behind the aircraft.
4. The take-off was attempted in an upslope direction and in light tailwind, both of which increased the distance necessary to clear the existing obstacles.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: TSB Canada
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Accident number: TSB Report A07W0128
Download report: Final report

Sources:
» 1 dead, 3 injured after small plane crashes in B.C. (Canada.com)
» CADORS Number: 2007P1248


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photo of DHC-6-Twin-Otter-100-C-FAWC
accident date: 08-07-2007
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
registration: C-FAWC
 

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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Muncho Lake-Mile 462 Water Aerodrome, BC et Prince George Airport, BC est de 596 km (372 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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 tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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