Porter Airlines Incident in YQG
Good Afternoon All:
A question for the Q-400 crowd.
Does the Q-400 have a more lively rotation rate at aft c of g low weights with quartering cross wind?
Does any one have more information to expand on this incident?
There was no date given on the TSB daily summary for this incident
Aircraft Information:
Registration: C-GLQG Operator: PORTER AIRLINES INC.
Manufacturer: DE HAVILLAND Operator Type: COMMERCIAL
Model: DHC-8-400 CARs Info: 705 - AIRLINER
Injuries: Fatal: 0 Serious: 0 Minor: 0 None: 32 Unknown: 0
Occurrence Summary:
A12O0156: The Porter Airlines DHC-8-400 (registration C-GLQG, flight number 574) was departing from Windsor, Ontario when a tail strike occurred during takeoff. Because the flight crew was unaware, the flight continued to its destination where it landed without further incident. As the flight crew suspected a bird strike, a post flight inspection was completed when the damage was located. The underside of the aircraft, aft of the pressure bulkhead and tail strike sensor was damaged. The operator is currently assessing the damage. The TSB deployed two investigators.