Buffalo B732 at Goose Lake and Yellowknife on Oct 20th 2025, uncommanded nose gear extension and collapse

Last Update: November 4, 2025 / 19:25:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 20, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
Buffalo Airways

Flight number
J0-202

Departure
Goose Lake, Canada

Destination
Yellowknife, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GTVO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

A Buffalo Airways Boeing 737-200, registration C-GTVO performing flight J0-202 from Goose Lake,NU to Yellowknife,NT (Canada) with 3 crew on board, was climbing through 5000 feet out of Goose Lake when the crew noticed an uncommanded nose gear extension and heard sounds of the nose gear banging against the fuselage. The crew consulted with dispatch and maintenance, declared an emergency with ATC and continued to Yellowknife where emergency services were on stand by for the arrival. During the landing roll on Yellowknife's runway 16 the nose gear collapsed rearward disabling the aircraft on the runway. There was no fire and no injuries.

The Canadian TSB reported company maintenance is investigating the cause of the failure, but so far did not open an investigation.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GTVO
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft Model / Type
737-219C
ICAO Aircraft Type
B732
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 20, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
Buffalo Airways

Flight number
J0-202

Departure
Goose Lake, Canada

Destination
Yellowknife, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GTVO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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