Main landing gear partly detached on landing
Air Inuit
de Havilland Dash 8-314 Cargo, C-GAIW
Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (CYKG), Quebec
The occurrence
On , a de Havilland Dash 8-314 Cargo, operated by Air Inuit, was conducting an instrument flight rules flight from La Grande Rivière Airport, Quebec, to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport, Quebec, with 3 crew members on board.
When the aircraft touched down on the runway at Kangiqsujuaq, the lower part of its main left landing gear detached. The aircraft bounced and touched the ground again with only the front and main right landing gears.The crew eventually managed to regain directional control and bring the aircraft to a stop on the runway.
The aircraft sustained significant damage to the fuselage, the nacelle, the engine, and the left propeller. There were no injuries. The TSB is investigating.
Media materials
Deployment notice
TSB is deploying a team of investigators following an aircraft accident at Kangiqsujuaq - Wakeham Bay Airport, Quebec
Dorval, Quebec, 5 April 2024 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying two investigators to Kangiqsujuaq - Wakeham Bay Airport, Quebec, to investigate an accident involving a De Havilland Dash 8-314, aircraft operated by Air Inuit, that occurred on Saturday 30 March. The TSB will be gathering information and assessing the occurrence.
Investigation information
A24Q0027
Main landing gear partly detached on landing
Air Inuit
de Havilland Dash 8-314 Cargo, C-GAIW
Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (CYKG), Quebec
Investigator-in-charge
Simon St-Pierre joined the TSB team in 2019, and works as a regional senior investigator (Air) out of the Quebec regional office. Over the course of his career, Mr. St-Pierre has accumulated approximately 4500 hours of flight as pilot on different types of aircraft such as Beech C90A, Cessna 550, Jetstream 31 and multiple floatplanes. Since 2010, he has worked at Transport Canada as a Civil Aviation Safety Inspector and since 2014, he worked as a Technical Team Lead/Flight Operations.
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Class of investigation
This is a class 3 investigation. These investigations analyze a small number of safety issues, and may result in recommendations. Class 3 investigations are generally completed within 450 days. For more information, see the Policy on Occurrence Classification.
TSB investigation process
There are 3 phases to a TSB investigation
- Field phase: a team of investigators examines the occurrence site and wreckage, interviews witnesses and collects pertinent information.
- Examination and analysis phase: the TSB reviews pertinent records, tests components of the wreckage in the lab, determines the sequence of events and identifies safety deficiencies. When safety deficiencies are suspected or confirmed, the TSB advises the appropriate authority without waiting until publication of the final report.
- Report phase: a confidential draft report is approved by the Board and sent to persons and corporations who are directly concerned by the report. They then have the opportunity to dispute or correct information they believe to be incorrect. The Board considers all representations before approving the final report, which is subsequently released to the public.
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