Porter DH8D at Quebec City on Jan 15th 2016, tail scrape on landing
Last Update: January 20, 2016 / 21:38:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Porter Airlines
Flight number
PD-513
Departure
Toronto City, Canada
Destination
Quebec City, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GKQD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The Canadian TSB reported an examination of the aircraft revealed the tail strike switch had been destroyed and the underside of the fuselage showed minor damage.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Porter Airlines
Flight number
PD-513
Departure
Toronto City, Canada
Destination
Quebec City, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GKQD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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