Final Report DHC6 (C-GNPS), en-route NW of Fort Providence NWT Canada, 1 Nov 2021

Final Report DHC6 (C-GNPS), en-route NW of Fort Providence NWT Canada, 1 Nov 2021

Publication info
Author
TSB (Canada)
Category
Accident Reports Human Factors Controlled Flight Into Terrain Loss of Control
Date of publication
24/11/2022

On 1 November 2021, a deHavilland DHC6-300 crew en-route to Fort Simpson realised that they had insufficient fuel on board to reach their intended destination and therefore decided to attempt a diversion to the nearest available airport at Fort Providence. As fuel available dwindled, one engine was shut down but after an inadvertent fuel tank selection, the initially intended diversion was no longer possible and a forced landing in a bog was successfully accomplished. The Training Captain involved had developed a habit of performing checklists silently and from memory after gaining all his professional pilot experience at the same operator.

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