Narrative:
Caravan C-FTZF was cleared for takeoff at Nakina (YQN) runway 09. Some 3/4 of the way through the takeoff run, a yaw to the right was experienced.
This yaw was controlled and the aircraft lifted off the runway. The plane then began to yaw again and the pilot barely managed to control it. The Caravan descended, struck a frozen lake, flipped over and came to rest inverted approximately 1,000 feet past the end of the runway and 200 feet to the right of the extended right edge of the runway.
CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: "The pilot experienced directional control difficulties during the take-off run, probably because the rudder trim was set at the near full left position. Because the rudder trim indicator could be moved without affecting the actual rudder trim, it is probable that it did not reflect the actual position of the rudder trim."
Loss of control
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 3 January 1997 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Nakina Outpost Camps & Airservice |
| Registration: | C-FTZF |
| MSN: | 208B0389 |
| First flight: | 1994 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Nakina Airport, ON (YQN) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nakina Airport, ON (YQN/CYQN), Canada |
| Fort Hope Airport, ON (YFH/CYFH), Canada |
Caravan C-FTZF was cleared for takeoff at Nakina (YQN) runway 09. Some 3/4 of the way through the takeoff run, a yaw to the right was experienced.
This yaw was controlled and the aircraft lifted off the runway. The plane then began to yaw again and the pilot barely managed to control it. The Caravan descended, struck a frozen lake, flipped over and came to rest inverted approximately 1,000 feet past the end of the runway and 200 feet to the right of the extended right edge of the runway.
Probable Cause:
CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: "The pilot experienced directional control difficulties during the take-off run, probably because the rudder trim was set at the near full left position. Because the rudder trim indicator could be moved without affecting the actual rudder trim, it is probable that it did not reflect the actual position of the rudder trim."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Rudder issueLoss of control
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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 Nakina Airport, ON to Fort Hope Airport, ON as the crow flies is 174 km (109 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Nakina Airport, ON to Fort Hope Airport, ON as the crow flies is 174 km (109 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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