Dornier DO228 crash, Dec 13, 2008, Cambridge Bay
Dornier DO228 accident on December 13, 2008 near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: An abbreviated night approach in instrument...
- Date: December 13, 2008
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An abbreviated night approach in instrument conditions with insufficient visual reference, combined with the crew not monitoring altimeter readings, led to controlled flight into terrain.
A Summit Air Dornier 228 on a night charter flight to Cambridge Bay made an abbreviated visual approach in instrument conditions and struck the ground about 1.5 nautical miles short of the runway. Two of the 14 people on board were seriously injured. Investigators found the crew did not monitor their altimeters and had been distracted by unfamiliar GPS settings.