Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV crash, Sep 20, 2001, Kuujjua...
Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV accident on September 20, 2001 near Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo), Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Hard landing from...
- Date: September 20, 2001
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV
- Location: Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo), Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hard landing from a below-profile approach, with the dark gravel runway at twilight making the flare difficult to judge. The formal investigation finding was not located.
A Max Aviation Merlin IV cargo flight landed hard at Kuujjuaq at twilight, after an approach slightly below the visual descent profile. The aircraft slowed more quickly than the crew expected before the flare. Structural deformation at the nose wheel attachment and wings was found after shutdown, and fuel leaked from the wings. The aircraft was written off with no injuries.