pelmet wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2026 6:33 am
From TSB via Google Translate....
C-GQBE, a Viking Air Limited CL215-6B11 (CL-415) operated by the Government Air Service under call sign QUE243 and carrying two flight crew members, was conducting a forest fire suppression flight under visual flight rules to and from La Grande Rivière, QC (CYGL). Upon arriving at the lake for scooping operations, both QUE243 and QUE245 circled the lake twice to check for obstacles. As conditions appeared clear, both CL-415s proceeded to scoop water. During the eighth scooping run, just as the aircraft was lifting off the water, it struck a rock. Once airborne, the crew noticed the tanks were draining. The crew observed no other anomalies. After the tanks had emptied, the crew inspected the lake again; after two more circuits, they spotted a rock that had been difficult to see because sunlight reflecting off the water gave it a reddish hue, the water itself was reddish in tone, and the rock blended into the surroundings. QUE243 returned to CYGL without declaring an emergency. The aircraft will be ferried to CYQB under a flight permit for repairs.
Hmmm, Quebec is kinda the varsity team at this ( apologies to Ontario ) not often that they’d miss spotting a rock on the scoop run.
They might be one of the OG’s but they are absolute cowboys. I’m really not surprised this happened just like I wasn’t surprised when they could have very well lost a piston 215 when they hit power lines a couple of years ago. During a training flight no less!
pelmet wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2026 6:33 am
From TSB via Google Translate....
C-GQBE, a Viking Air Limited CL215-6B11 (CL-415) operated by the Government Air Service under call sign QUE243 and carrying two flight crew members, was conducting a forest fire suppression flight under visual flight rules to and from La Grande Rivière, QC (CYGL). Upon arriving at the lake for scooping operations, both QUE243 and QUE245 circled the lake twice to check for obstacles. As conditions appeared clear, both CL-415s proceeded to scoop water. During the eighth scooping run, just as the aircraft was lifting off the water, it struck a rock. Once airborne, the crew noticed the tanks were draining. The crew observed no other anomalies. After the tanks had emptied, the crew inspected the lake again; after two more circuits, they spotted a rock that had been difficult to see because sunlight reflecting off the water gave it a reddish hue, the water itself was reddish in tone, and the rock blended into the surroundings. QUE243 returned to CYGL without declaring an emergency. The aircraft will be ferried to CYQB under a flight permit for repairs.
Hmmm, Quebec is kinda the varsity team at this ( apologies to Ontario ) not often that they’d miss spotting a rock on the scoop run.
They might be one of the OG’s but they are absolute cowboys. I’m really not surprised this happened just like I wasn’t surprised when they could have very well lost a piston 215 when they hit power lines a couple of years ago. During a training flight no less!
Varsity team? My ass.
TPC
Which province plane hit the power lines? It is not clear to me which province your comments are about.
Hmmm, Quebec is kinda the varsity team at this ( apologies to Ontario ) not often that they’d miss spotting a rock on the scoop run.
They might be one of the OG’s but they are absolute cowboys. I’m really not surprised this happened just like I wasn’t surprised when they could have very well lost a piston 215 when they hit power lines a couple of years ago. During a training flight no less!
Varsity team? My ass.
TPC
Which province plane hit the power lines? It is not clear to me which province your comments are about.
) not often that they’d miss spotting a rock on the scoop run.
