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Porter Q400 Tail Scrape

May 26/13-Porter Airlines flight 689, a de Havilland DHC-8-400 aircraft (C-GLQO), was on a visual short final approach to Sault Ste. Marie’s Airport (CYAM) Runway 30 when power was reduced to correct the descent profile. […]

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Helicopter Upset

May 19/13-An Aurora Helicopters Ltd. (operating as Wood Buffalo Helicopters) AS350-B2 (C-GYWB) was landing on a site at the edge of muskeg approximately 45 nm NW of Fort McMurray, AB airport (CYMM). The pilot landed […]

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Vintage Wings Cornell Damaged

May 2/13-The Fairchild Fleet Cornell aircraft, registered CF-YQR, owned by Vintage Wings of Canada took off from Gatineau airport for a VFR local flight. The crew was practicing a forced landing when, following a missed […]

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Runaway Plane Hits Cadet

May 4/13-The Beech Sierra B24R aircraft, C-GFPI, was on the ramp at Iroquois Falls Airport (CNE4) with the owner on board. The owner was intending to crank the engine but not to start it. As […]

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Runway Conflict At CYUL

May 3/13-An operating irregularity occured when the CRJ-800, flight AWI3625 destined for Philadelphia USA, operated by Air Wisconsin was authorised to take-off while an inspection vehicle was on the runway doing an inspection. The vehicle […]

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Wind Upends Fleet Canuck

May 4/13-The privately owned Fleet Canuck 80X, C-FEBP, landed and was backtracking on the runway at Welland, Ont (CNQ3) when a gust of wind lifted the tail and the nose pitched down allowing the propeller […]

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Glider, Towplane Tangle

May 4/13-The Montreal Soaring Council Burkhart Grob glider (C-GLTQ) with an instructor and student on board, was being towed to altitude by the Montreal Soaring Council Cessna 305A (C-FERD). At an altitude of approximately 3000 […]

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Minor Injuries In Forced Landing

May 2/13-The amateur built Glastar (C-GCPA) took off from the Chilliwack Airport and stayed in the circuit for a touch-and-go. On climbout following the touch-and-go the engine (Lycoming IO-360-B1B) rpm only increased to about 1700 […]

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Sonex Runway Overrun

May 1/13-The privately owned amateur built Sonex aircraft (C-GGDR) was on a local flight at Lindsay (CNF4). After completing the circuit, the aircraft touched down and the pilot was unable to bring the aircraft to […]

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Ultralight Crash Injures Two [Updated]

April 25/13A privately-registered basic ultralight Ries Azuro, C-IEOG, was en route at 1500 feet asl when the flight encountered severe turbulence and the pilot could not maintain aircraft control. The aircraft descended and collided with […]

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Super Cub Ground Loops

April 27/13The pilot of the Piper PA-18-150, C-GZLY, was conducting circuits on Runway 31L at Whitehorse, YT (CYXY). Just prior to touching down, the pilot corrected for a right wing drop and the aircraft touched […]

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C-140 Noses Over

April 25/13-C-FPLT, a Cessna 140 with two pilots on board, was conducting local familiarization flights from the Guelph Airpark for the purpose of converting the pilot to tail wheel aircraft. On the landing rollout, too […]

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Harvard Runway Accident At CZBB

On April 24, directional control of the Harvard IV (C-FMWN) was lost when the right brake failed after touchdown on runway 25 at Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB). The aircraft departed the left side of the […]

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737 Lasered Near YVR

Flight AAL649, a Boeing 737-800 inbound to CYVR, reported being illuminated by a green laser while on approach about 24 NM SE of the airport.