ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192137
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| Date: | Friday 23 December 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Santanov San-550 |
| Owner/operator: | Private, dba Santa Claus |
| Registration: | NP-003 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | North Pole Village-Santa's Workshop International (POL/NTPL) -
 Arctic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| North Pole Village-Santa's Workshop International (POL/NTPL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Santanov San-550 cargo sleighplane, registration NP-003, was involved in a serious incident while on approach to the North Pole Village-Santa's Workshop International (POL/NTPL).
Weather was poor with heavy snowfall causing white-out conditions. The pilot was cleared for a runway 18 RNAV (GPS) approach. After passing descending between COMNG and TOWNN, the sleighplane began to descend below the glideslope. The EGPWS activated with an aural warning: "Terrain! Pull up, pull up". The pilot then attempted to arrest the descent rate and was able to pull up short of the runway. The sleighplane impacted several approach lights before touchdown.
Sources:
http://ww1.jeppesen.com/documents/publications/commemorative-charts/north-pole-chart.pdf
Media:
Santa's North Pole Jepp plates. The "Candy Cane Approach" is known to be particularly challenging... pic.twitter.com/i8oYhhghHC
— Flight (@flightorg) December 23, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2016 19:07 | harro | Added |
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