Estado: | Final |
Fecha: | sábado 17 diciembre 1983 |
Hora: | 13:10 MST |
Tipo: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
Operador: | Inuvik Coastal Airways |
Registración: | C-FGJK |
Numéro de série: | 213 |
Año de Construcción: | 1969 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 11 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 12 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC) ( Canadá)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport, NT (YEV/CYEV), Canadá |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC/CYPC), Canadá |
Descripción:Weather conditions for Paulatuk included a strong crosswind at 25-30 knots and blowing snow. The pilot attempted to carry out an overshoot, but the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. This happened during a transition from visual to instrument flight. The aircraft was overloaded by 840 lb.
Probable Cause:
FINDINGS: "1.The Paulatuk aerodrome runway is not oriented to correspond with the prevailing winds.; 2. Environment Canada does not produce an aerodrome forecast for Paulatuk.; 3. As the aircraft landed, the cross-wind from the right increased appreciably reducing visibility in blowing snow.; 4. During the overshoot, as the pilot was making the transition from visual to instrument flight conditions, control of the aircraft was lost.; 5. The aircraft was overloaded."
Subsiguiente / acciones de seguridad
The CASB issued one safety recommendation: CASB-85-28 asking the DoT to warn pilots to expect adverse cross-wind conditions at Paulatuk.
Fotos

accident date:
17-12-1983type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: C-FGJK

accident date:
17-12-1983type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200
registration: C-FGJK

airport map and crash location
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 Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport, NT to Paulatuk Airport, NT as the crow flies is 393 km (245 miles).