Summit DH8A at Cambridge Bay on May 26th 2014, tail scrape on landing

Last Update: June 6, 2014 / 22:52:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Summit Air

Flight number
SU-1082

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Cambridge Bay, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GASB

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8A

A Summit Air de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-GASB performing flight SU-1082 from Yellowknife,NT to Cambridge Bay,NU (Canada) with 30 people on board, landed on Cambridge Bay's runway at 17:02L (23:02Z), however, the tail contacted the runway surface causing the tail cone bumper to be knocked off the aircraft. The aircraft rolled out without further incident.

The Canadian TSB reported that airport maintenance recovered the part and handed it to the crew. The crew inspected the aircraft in consultation with the airline's Maintenance and Operations, no other damage became apparent. The defect was deferred and the aircraft departed for the passenger flight to Kugluktuk,NU (Canada) and further on to Yellowknife. After the return to Yellowknife the airline also conducted a hard landing inspection with no further damage found.
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Canada
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ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8A
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Summit Air

Flight number
SU-1082

Departure
Yellowknife, Canada

Destination
Cambridge Bay, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GASB

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8A

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