Convair CV-580 crash, May 14, 2006 (1 killed), La Ronge
Convair CV-580 accident on May 14, 2006 near La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: A low-energy go-around attempt, an inadvertent left...
- Date: May 14, 2006
- Aircraft: Convair CV-580
- Location: La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A low-energy go-around attempt, an inadvertent left engine shutdown from the autofeather system during rapid power advancement, delayed flap retraction and poor crew coordination combined to cause the loss of control. The TSB also noted inconsistencies in the operator's manuals.
A Saskatchewan Government Convair 580A on a stop-and-go training flight at La Ronge nearly struck the ground on a high sink rate during the third approach. When power was added, the autofeather system feathered the left propeller and shut down the left engine. After a bounced landing and a rejected landing, the aircraft did not gain enough airspeed, entered a descending left turn and crashed in woodland about a mile northwest of the airport.