News channels report 2 dead, The plane was quote "two-seat, homebuilt amphibious aircraft."
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/plane-crash-kills ... -1.6981534
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Amphib Homebuilt Down, Merrit , BC
The real problem with censorship is that people are not aware of it when it happens.
Re: Amphib Homebuilt Down, Merrit , BC
Is it a Taylor Coot? Thought I saw one in Merritt a while ago, similar paint to the crash picture in the link.
Re: Amphib Homebuilt Down, Merrit , BC
From TSB....
C-GPDT, a privately registered, amateur built, Coot A Amphibian departed the Merritt Aerodrome
(CAD5), BC, for a local recreational flight, under visual flight rules, with the pilot and 1 passenger
on board. After an approximate 20-minute flight, the aircraft was returning to CAD5 for a full stop
landing. As the pilot turned onto final for Runway 21, the left wing separated from the aircraft. The
aircraft subsequently pitched nose down and descended into terrain. Both occupants were fatally
injured. There was no ELT signal as the ELT was significantly damaged during the impact. The
aircraft was destroyed.
TSB investigators deployed to the accident site and located the left wing, mostly intact, laying in a
grassy area 330m east of the main wreckage location. Numerous parts were retrieved for further
evaluation however, not all the left wing attach parts were accounted for in the wreckage or in the
surrounding area.
The investigation discovered that approximately 27 flight hours before the accident, the aircraft had
been damaged in an incident while attempting to depart a lake. The damage was mostly to the keel
and the tail section. The aircraft was repaired by the owner.
After an analysis of the recovered parts was completed, it could not be determined what caused
the wing to depart in-flight.
Reminds me of another homebuilt from a local airport which had experienced a hard landing on water and later lost its wing. I wonder if wing structure should somehow be checked after such an event on these types, even if no external damage is evident.
C-GPDT, a privately registered, amateur built, Coot A Amphibian departed the Merritt Aerodrome
(CAD5), BC, for a local recreational flight, under visual flight rules, with the pilot and 1 passenger
on board. After an approximate 20-minute flight, the aircraft was returning to CAD5 for a full stop
landing. As the pilot turned onto final for Runway 21, the left wing separated from the aircraft. The
aircraft subsequently pitched nose down and descended into terrain. Both occupants were fatally
injured. There was no ELT signal as the ELT was significantly damaged during the impact. The
aircraft was destroyed.
TSB investigators deployed to the accident site and located the left wing, mostly intact, laying in a
grassy area 330m east of the main wreckage location. Numerous parts were retrieved for further
evaluation however, not all the left wing attach parts were accounted for in the wreckage or in the
surrounding area.
The investigation discovered that approximately 27 flight hours before the accident, the aircraft had
been damaged in an incident while attempting to depart a lake. The damage was mostly to the keel
and the tail section. The aircraft was repaired by the owner.
After an analysis of the recovered parts was completed, it could not be determined what caused
the wing to depart in-flight.
Reminds me of another homebuilt from a local airport which had experienced a hard landing on water and later lost its wing. I wonder if wing structure should somehow be checked after such an event on these types, even if no external damage is evident.
Re: Amphib Homebuilt Down, Merrit , BC
Sad. I'm pretty sure that I signed off this guy's daughter's ground school record years ago. Name and city ring a bell.
