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| Date: | Thursday 20 June 1996 |
| Time: | 19:05 LT |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA.26T Merlin IIA |
| Owner/operator: | Keewatin Air |
| Registration: | C-GTHN |
| MSN: | T26-016 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whale Cove Airstrip, Nunavut, NWT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Whale Cove Airstrip, Nunavut, NWT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During landing roll on Runway 15, at about 1,600ft after touchdown, aircraft began drift to left. Pilot was unable to correct drift & aircraft ran off the side of runway. After leaving the runway aircraft swung sharply to the left & nose & right main gear collapsed.
Sources:
Jet&Propjet 2004
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1996/archives/crash-of-a-swearingen-sa226t-merlin-in-whale-cove/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Oct-2010 12:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2015 08:55 | JINX | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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