TSB releases report on Global 5000 crash at Fox Harb'r
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TSB releases report on Global 5000 crash at Fox Harb'r
The Transportation Safety Board cites ineffective oversight of safety regulations as one of the key factors behind a private jet crash two years ago in northern Nova Scotia that left 10 people injured, including Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce.
The independent agency says private aircraft operators regulated by the Canadian Business Aviation Association were not held to the same standard as commercial airlines regulated by Transport Canada.
The safety board's final report says Transport Canada transferred regulatory responsibility for some aviation operators to the association in 2003, then failed to exercise effective oversight.
The board also found that many pilots were not aware of the limitations of the visual guidance systems — known as known as visual glide slope indicators — used to conduct landings.
Mr. Joyce suffered two fractured vertebrae when his new Bombardier Global 5000 crashed just short of the private runway at his Fox Harb'r Golf Resort and Spa near Wallace, N.S., in 2007. The plane was flying through high winds and rain when the front landing gear collapsed as it struck a lip of pavement before the runway, causing the jet to skid on its belly for 300 metres.
The independent agency says private aircraft operators regulated by the Canadian Business Aviation Association were not held to the same standard as commercial airlines regulated by Transport Canada.
The safety board's final report says Transport Canada transferred regulatory responsibility for some aviation operators to the association in 2003, then failed to exercise effective oversight.
The board also found that many pilots were not aware of the limitations of the visual guidance systems — known as known as visual glide slope indicators — used to conduct landings.
Mr. Joyce suffered two fractured vertebrae when his new Bombardier Global 5000 crashed just short of the private runway at his Fox Harb'r Golf Resort and Spa near Wallace, N.S., in 2007. The plane was flying through high winds and rain when the front landing gear collapsed as it struck a lip of pavement before the runway, causing the jet to skid on its belly for 300 metres.
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It is Jetport, yes. I'm not aware of their history in regards to similar incidents/accidents
"On 11 November 2007, a business jet operated by Jetport Inc. on a flight from Hamilton, Ontario, to Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, touched down seven feet short of the runway. The right landing gear collapsed and the plane came to a stop 1000 feet further down and off the runway. Two occupants suffered serious injuries while the other eight occupants suffered minor injuries."
"On 11 November 2007, a business jet operated by Jetport Inc. on a flight from Hamilton, Ontario, to Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, touched down seven feet short of the runway. The right landing gear collapsed and the plane came to a stop 1000 feet further down and off the runway. Two occupants suffered serious injuries while the other eight occupants suffered minor injuries."
From a Canadian forum;
"Jetport Inc.;
Hmmm. Their insurance premiums must be getting pretty high.
Caravan crash in the river at Arnprior. Gear down.
G100 off the runway at Truro. Landed on wrong runway.
G100 hit trees at Fox Harbour. C-FRJZ.
G100 off runway in Hamilton.
Global 5000 runway accident Fox Harbour."
That makes it 3 'off runway' incidents, 2 at Fox Harbour. Interesting to know if any of the crews are the same people?
No major injuries at least.
"Jetport Inc.;
Hmmm. Their insurance premiums must be getting pretty high.
Caravan crash in the river at Arnprior. Gear down.
G100 off the runway at Truro. Landed on wrong runway.
G100 hit trees at Fox Harbour. C-FRJZ.
G100 off runway in Hamilton.
Global 5000 runway accident Fox Harbour."
That makes it 3 'off runway' incidents, 2 at Fox Harbour. Interesting to know if any of the crews are the same people?
No major injuries at least.
Last edited by 500 above; 10th Nov 2009 at 17:05.
