Narrative:
A DHC-8-314 aircraft operated by Perimeter Aviation, was conducting a flight from Pikangikum (CYPM), ON to Sandy Lake (CZSJ), ON. Upon landing on runway 29 at CZSJ, the aircraft suffered a tail strike. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 October 2022 |
| Time: | 22:02 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-314 Dash 8 |
| Operator: | Perimeter Aviation |
| Registration: | C-GJYZ |
| MSN: | 368 |
| First flight: | 1994 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Sandy Lake Airport, ON (ZSJ) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pikangikum Airport, ON (YPM/CYPM), Canada |
| Sandy Lake Airport, ON (ZSJ/CZSJ), Canada |
A DHC-8-314 aircraft operated by Perimeter Aviation, was conducting a flight from Pikangikum (CYPM), ON to Sandy Lake (CZSJ), ON. Upon landing on runway 29 at CZSJ, the aircraft suffered a tail strike. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.
Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
» TSB A22C0093Photos
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 Pikangikum Airport, ON to Sandy Lake Airport, ON as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Pikangikum Airport, ON to Sandy Lake Airport, ON as the crow flies is 144 km (90 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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