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| Date: | Saturday 5 September 1981 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou |
| Owner/operator: | La Sarre Air Service |
| Registration: | C-GVGW |
| MSN: | 107 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2857 hours |
| Engine model: | R-1830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mont Joli airport, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mont Joli airport, QC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The nose undercarriage would not extend and the aircraft was damaged during a precautionary landing.
On selecting gear down, the nose gear failed to extend. The emergency procedure was used but to no avail. All attempts to lower the nose gear were unsuccessful. After touchdown the pilot gently lowered the nose onto the runway. investigation indicated that a shuttle valve malfunctioned, thereby preventing gear unlocking.
Sources:
Propliner No.14 p.17
ICAO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2024 08:46 | Roberto | Added |
| 11-Feb-2024 08:48 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, ] |
| 11-Feb-2024 08:51 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2024 08:53 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-Feb-2024 08:53 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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