Caravan hit Ice on approach
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Caravan hit Ice on approach
Happened in daytime in early March. Are there Papi's on this runway?
"C-FAFV, a Cessna 208B aircraft operated by Amik Aviation, was conducting a VFR flight from
Winnipeg/St. Andrews (CYAV), MB to Little Grand Rapids (CZGR), MB with 1 pilot and 6
passengers on board. During the final approach for Runway 36 at CZGR, the aircraft collided with
the frozen surface of Family Lake, approximately 0.75 nautical mile south of the threshold of
Runway 36. The pilot and passengers egressed the aircraft, and were transported to the Little
Grand Rapids nursing station for evaluation. The pilot suffered minor injuries. The aircraft
sustained substantial damage."
"C-FAFV, a Cessna 208B aircraft operated by Amik Aviation, was conducting a VFR flight from
Winnipeg/St. Andrews (CYAV), MB to Little Grand Rapids (CZGR), MB with 1 pilot and 6
passengers on board. During the final approach for Runway 36 at CZGR, the aircraft collided with
the frozen surface of Family Lake, approximately 0.75 nautical mile south of the threshold of
Runway 36. The pilot and passengers egressed the aircraft, and were transported to the Little
Grand Rapids nursing station for evaluation. The pilot suffered minor injuries. The aircraft
sustained substantial damage."
Re: Caravan hit Ice on approach
There are PAPIs at both ends.
36 slopes downward quite a bit, with the threshold on a bit of a cliff. There are hydro poles just beyond the runway whose tops are below the landing surface elevation. CFS says 1.63% slope between threshold of 36 and midpoint.
Following a proper "sight" picture on approach, most pilots would be too high because of the slope. To hit the ice, one would have had to practically lose sight of the entire runway.
36 slopes downward quite a bit, with the threshold on a bit of a cliff. There are hydro poles just beyond the runway whose tops are below the landing surface elevation. CFS says 1.63% slope between threshold of 36 and midpoint.
Following a proper "sight" picture on approach, most pilots would be too high because of the slope. To hit the ice, one would have had to practically lose sight of the entire runway.
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Re: Caravan hit Ice on approach
If you can’t go IFR, go VFR!
Just OBS the runway heading and descend at half your ground speed.
What could possibly go wrong
Just OBS the runway heading and descend at half your ground speed.
What could possibly go wrong
In twenty years time when your kids ask how you got into flying you want to be able to say "work and determination" not "I just kept taking money from your grandparents for type ratings until someone was stupid enough to give me a job"
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Re: Caravan hit Ice on approach
Well... you need your distance back from the field and a 1 in 3 decent profile first.
Don’t they teach this in “how to McGyver a GPS approach” anymore?
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
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Re: Caravan hit Ice on approach
Might have been taking artistic licence with the VFR part. Luckily nobody died. There’s a lesson here for those of you who GARA.
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Re: Caravan hit Ice on approach
Most of you are probably too young, but...
“In Soviet Russia, ice gets taken out by Caravan!”
“In Soviet Russia, ice gets taken out by Caravan!”