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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 2012 |
| Time: | 19:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Dornier 228-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Summit Air |
| Registration: | C-FEQW |
| MSN: | 8103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 25 NM North of Yellowknife, NT -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF/CYZF) |
| CYWE | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Summit Air Charters flight SU202, a Dornier 228-202, C-FEQW, had departed Yellowknife (CYZF) on a VFR flight for Wekweti, NT. Approximately 25 NM north of Yellowknife, while levelling off at 6,500 feet asl, the crew heard a loud "thud", followed by violent shaking of the control yoke. Oscillations in pitch and roll were controlled by rudder and elevator, and a climbing left turn was arrested by power reduction and rudder application. An emergency was declared, and the aircraft returned to CYZF.
A flapless landing was conducted on Runway 34 at 12:58 MDT, with difficulty in the flare. Approximately 90 percent of the fabric on the left-hand elevator had torn off and departed the structure.
The company grounded its Dornier 228 fleet until each aircraft was inspected in accordance with the maintenance and structural repair manuals.
Sources:
BFU BX007-12
TSB A12W0089
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8626651 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 2024 | C-FEQW | Summit Air | 0 | Yellowknife Airport (CYZF) | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2025 16:02 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2025 16:04 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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