7 dead in Quebec Island crash
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Even worst for the mother and sister awaiting, Lapierre was with wife, two brothers and a sister... They all gathered a YHU and knew there was a chance that the friend pilot might cancel the flight; he didn't. The external pressure on the pilot, a friend wanting to help grieving family members get to their father's funeral, might be an important factor despite known marginal/uncertain conditions at destination a small island airport about 100 mi from the continent, and an aircraft with poor performances. One can imagine the guy feeling it almost impossible to say no... The irony is that Lapierre was not at all the type of guy to put undue pressure on people - to the contrary. What strikes me is that "self-induced pressure to deliver" is something I recognize myself in and was afraid of a few time in the past.
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The reason this came about was that Air Canada/Jazz had apparently cancelled their flights into the island because of the bad weather which incidentally got worse after the crash... Very sad story.
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The pilot/owner was a friend of the former minister so this was probably a "friend" flight since the majors cancelled flights to that airport due to minimums. Sounds like getthereitist.
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Originally Posted by alph2z
Also there was an extreme low pressure of A2884 over the airport. Improper altimeter setting ? Accidental altimeter setting of A2984 would have caused the plane to fly 1000 ft lower than indicated.
Both the Capt and F/O had set the wrong altimeter setting and because their lights were turned down so low, I didn't catch it. Luckily, a BOS approach controller caught our mistake as we descended 600 ft below our assigned altitude.
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Family of 5 died on the way to a funeral. Plus 2 pilots.
Crashed 1 mile or so from airport. Moderate winds almost aligned with main runway. Visibility acceptable. OVC002 is probably a problem. Temperature 0 C. Dewpoint 0 C. Don't know if they have an ILS at CYGR. Witness nearby, which is 1 mile from airport, said there was an unusual loud airplane noise before crash; probably due to unusual low altitude compared to typical traffic.
The upper wings detached. The tail and cockpit also detached.
I suspect stall into the ground. But only the final report will finalize the cause.
Localizer approach available. No GS.
CYGR 291700Z 03024G32KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2886 RMK FG2SF6 SLP776
CYGR 291626Z 04024G30KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF6 SLP770
CYGR 291600Z 04020G28KT 2SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF6 SLP769
CYGR 291548Z 04020G27KT 2SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF6 SLP768
CYGR 291517Z 05017G27KT 2SM -RA BR BKN002 OVC008 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF5SC1 SLP768
CYGR 291500Z 05018G29KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR BKN002 OVC008 00/M00 A2883 RMK FG2SF5SC1 SLP765
Crashed 1 mile or so from airport. Moderate winds almost aligned with main runway. Visibility acceptable. OVC002 is probably a problem. Temperature 0 C. Dewpoint 0 C. Don't know if they have an ILS at CYGR. Witness nearby, which is 1 mile from airport, said there was an unusual loud airplane noise before crash; probably due to unusual low altitude compared to typical traffic.
The upper wings detached. The tail and cockpit also detached.
I suspect stall into the ground. But only the final report will finalize the cause.
Localizer approach available. No GS.
CYGR 291700Z 03024G32KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2886 RMK FG2SF6 SLP776
CYGR 291626Z 04024G30KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF6 SLP770
CYGR 291600Z 04020G28KT 2SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF6 SLP769
CYGR 291548Z 04020G27KT 2SM -RA BR OVC002 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF6 SLP768
CYGR 291517Z 05017G27KT 2SM -RA BR BKN002 OVC008 00/M00 A2884 RMK FG2SF5SC1 SLP768
CYGR 291500Z 05018G29KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR BKN002 OVC008 00/M00 A2883 RMK FG2SF5SC1 SLP765
http://www.ivao.ca/charts/CAP5/CYGR.pdf
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The main witness revealed that the plane came down with one wing down and the other up. He was the 1st one to approach the debris and there wasn't any signs of life.
The plane might have been on base and turning onto final, thus the slower wing stalling 1st. EDIT: There is no base on a non-circling IFR approach.
The plane has an approach speed of 230 km/hr or 140 mph. A fast airplane for its weight.
The plane might have been on base and turning onto final, thus the slower wing stalling 1st. EDIT: There is no base on a non-circling IFR approach.
The plane has an approach speed of 230 km/hr or 140 mph. A fast airplane for its weight.
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Since the FAA introduced mandatory type training for the MU-2 I believe from memory that their safety record is the best for aircraft in their category. This crash has all the hallmarks, starting with a real case of "must-get-in-itis", of an approach pushed far too far.
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has posted photos of the accident aircraft on their Flickr page here : https://www.flickr.com/photos/tsbcanada/
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The US magazine "flying" has a long record of watching the MU-2 and its accident record
A few years back they concluded it was a "hot" aircraft compared to other twins you might come across but that the company had put in place a really thorough training (and re-training) program and people who had done the course were no more likely to crash than any other medium twin
A few years back they concluded it was a "hot" aircraft compared to other twins you might come across but that the company had put in place a really thorough training (and re-training) program and people who had done the course were no more likely to crash than any other medium twin
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Idiotic report by Stephen Puddicombe on CBC Radio this morning. Apparently he was astonished by the preliminary pronouncement of an NTSB investigator on the scene, who surmised that it looks to have been a landing accident. Puddicombe went on to hint darkly that the aircraft involved (which he did not identify) had a less than stellar accident record (wings "too thin and narrow") and should not have been operating in the Iles-de-la-Madeleine, implying that another aircraft would have landed safely.
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I can't help but notice that the wreckage makes it look like the structure was unusually, well, brittle. It appears to have shattered like an old-fashioned Christmas tree ornament.
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Many TV news videos of the wreckage site in french. Detached wings, engines, bent props, tail cone, cockpit, fuselage, etc....
Gaspésie et Iles-de-la-Madeleine - Actualités régionales | TVA Nouvelles
Gaspésie et Iles-de-la-Madeleine - Actualités régionales | TVA Nouvelles
