First Air AT72 at Cambridge Bay on Oct 10th 2012, temporary runway excursion and stoned propeller

Last Update: October 12, 2012 / 19:20:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
First Air

Flight number
7F-852

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Cambridge Bay, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GRMZ

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A First Air Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-200, registration C-GRMZ performing flight 7F-852 from Yellowknife,NT to Cambridge Bay,NU (Canada) with 17 people on board, landed on Cambridge Bay's gravel runway 31T, but during roll out veered sharply to the left and departed the runway surface taking a runway edge light out before the crew regained control and steered the aircraft back onto the runway. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.

The Canadian TSB reported that all four blades of the left hand propeller were found with significant rock damage and need to be replaced. A preliminary inspection revealed no other damage to the aircraft.



Metars:
CYCB 102000Z 22018KT 15SM FEW007 BKN020 M04/M07 A2993 RMK SF1SC6 SLP139=
CYCB 101900Z 23016KT 15SM FEW007 BKN025 BKN150 M05/M08 A2998 RMK SF1SC2AC1 SLP155=
CYCB 101800Z 26013KT 15SM FEW007 FEW025 SCT150 BKN200 M06/M10 A3000 RMK SF0SC1AC1CI0 SLP162=
CYCB NIL=
CYCB 101600Z 30005KT 15SM FEW009 FEW025 BKN150 BKN200 M10/M12 A3006 RMK SF1SC1AC2CI1 SLP182=
CYCB 101500Z 33009KT 15SM FEW009 FEW025 BKN150 BKN200 M09/M13 A3007 RMK SF1SC1AC2CI1 SLP187=
CYCB 101400Z 32008KT 15SM FEW009 SCT023 BKN150 M09/M11 A3008 RMK SF1SC2AC1 SLP191=
CYCB 101300Z 32012KT 10SM -SN DRSN FEW011 BKN023 M08/M10 A3009 RMK SF1SC6 SLP192=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
First Air

Flight number
7F-852

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Cambridge Bay, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GRMZ

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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