De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 10, 2010, Alert AFB
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 10, 2010 near Alert AFB, Nunavut, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The right ski broke through the ice...
- Date: May 10, 2010
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Alert AFB, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The right ski broke through the ice after landing on the snow-covered ice surface, partly submerging the aircraft.
A ski-equipped Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter carrying two crew and three scientists landed on snow-covered sea ice about 168 km north of Alert, Nunavut, on a supply mission. The right ski broke through the ice and the aircraft partly sank with its engines still running. All five occupants got out unhurt and were picked up by a helicopter about two hours later, and the aircraft was abandoned on the ice.