Incident Cessna 172M Skyhawk C-GEBK, Tuesday 5 January 2010
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Date:Tuesday 5 January 2010
Time:11
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172M Skyhawk
Owner/operator:Ursus Aviation
Registration: C-GEBK
MSN: 17264345
Year of manufacture:1975
Engine model:Lycoming O-360-A4M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Tulita Airport (CFZN), Northwest Territories -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:CFZN
Destination airport:Norman Wells (CYVQ)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
C-GEBK, a Cessna 172 owned by Ursus Aviation, was departing Tulita on a VFR flight to Norman Wells and the aircraft became airborne then settled back onto runway and ran off into a ditch. The pilot was the only occupant and was not injured TSB reported that the Ursus Aviation Cessna 172M, C-GEBK, was on initial climb from runway 24 at Tulita, NT, (CFZN) when the engine (Lycoming O-360-A4M) quit, with the propeller windmilling. Attempts to restart failed and a forced landing was conducted about 600 feet into the runway 24 over-run in about 2 feet of snow. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose gear, and the pilot, who was the only occupant, was uninjured

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2010/01/07/tulita-landing.html]
CADORS 2010C0029

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jan-2010 07:06 slowkid Added
08-Jan-2010 07:31 RobertMB Updated [Cn, ]

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