TSBoard dispatched to YAM re Porter Airlines

[midwingcrisis]

Transportation Safety Board of Canada deploys a team to the site of an incident involving a Porter Airlines aircraft in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

RICHMOND HILL, QC, May 27, 2013 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team to the site of an incident at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport. Last night, a Porter Airlines aircraft was involved in a tail strike. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

SOURCE: Transportation Safety Board of Canada
For further information:

Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
819-994-8053


http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1172503 ... ie-ontario

[dashx]

Well at least they can get it fixed on site...........

[midwingcrisis]

Porter plane suffered ‘substantial damage,’ TSB says

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/de ... sp?c=57501

[Eleveniron]

Isn't that just a normal Porter landing?

[dashx]

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-repor ... 9o0073.pdf

Copy and paste.........

[justwork]

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-repor ... 9o0073.pdf

Copy and paste.........

That's 4 years old.

[dashx]

Are you saying the inspectors are going to find something new this time?

[midwingcrisis]

Has Porter had any other reported tail strikes?

[Colonel Sanders]

From the Porter 2009 TSB report:

there have been 20 reported DHC-8 aft fuselage/runway contact events worldwide

“To decrease the landing descent rate and not exceed a pitch attitude of 6°, at anytime the landing descent rate is higher than desired, power will be required in the landing flare through touchdown.”

I guess the TSB guys wanted to get out of the office.

[imarai]

Super smooth landings are not routine in the Q-400.

Also, there is a Richmond Hill in Quebec ??