Narrative:
A Wasaya Airways HS-748 had landed at Pickle Lake, Canada. Prior to coming to a complete stop in front of the operator's hangar, the aircraft's nose landing gear collapsed. The crew reported hearing a landing gear warning horn; however no landing gear selection had been made. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its engines and propellers.
On October 16, 2013 the same aircraft experienced a similar nose landing gear collapse in Kenora.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Friday 30 May 2014 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-209 Srs.2A |
| Operator: | Wasaya Airways |
| Registration: | C-FFFS |
| MSN: | 1663 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 534-2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Pickle Lake Airport, ON (YPL) ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW), Canada |
| Pickle Lake Airport, ON (YPL/CYPL), Canada | |
| Flightnumber: | WSG806 |
A Wasaya Airways HS-748 had landed at Pickle Lake, Canada. Prior to coming to a complete stop in front of the operator's hangar, the aircraft's nose landing gear collapsed. The crew reported hearing a landing gear warning horn; however no landing gear selection had been made. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its engines and propellers.
On October 16, 2013 the same aircraft experienced a similar nose landing gear collapse in Kenora.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» TSB Report A14C0072Photos
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Distance from Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON to Pickle Lake Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1259 km (787 miles).
Distance from Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON to Pickle Lake Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1259 km (787 miles).
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