What the F=== I am told a 99???? any news
Northern News Services
Published Monday, May 04, 2009
INUVIK - A charter plane made an emergency landing on the Dempster Highway on Saturday after both engines failed, forcing the pilot to land.
The plane owned by North-Wright Airways Ltd., a Norman Wells charter company with an office in Inuvik, landed approximately 15 km out of town at the 242 km marker of the highway sometime early Saturday afternoon.
The Inuvik fire department along with the RCMP, Highway patrol and the town's by-law unit responded to the emergency.
There were no passengers on board and the pilot was not injured in the incident. Mechanics for North-Wright Airways were headed to the scene late Saturday afternoon to repair the plane so the pilot could continue on to the Inuvik airport.
No information was available as to where the plane was coming from.
The highway was closed to traffic Saturday afternoon.
Dempster flame out?
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Re: Dempster flame out?
Their maintenance people were quick fixing the problem obviously.It's back on the Inuvik Ramp this morning.
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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let me guess a barrel of fuel fixed the problem ???? 
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Surely your not implying they forgot to load the "granny gas"?pilotbzh wrote:let me guess a barrel of fuel fixed the problem ????
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And maybe the "mommy & daddy's" also?Surely your not implying they forgot to load the "granny gas"?
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Where is the CADORS?
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Did they tow it home on the highway or fly it home?It's back on the Inuvik Ramp this morning.
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AOR report: CF-KHD declared a double engine failure at 1834Z while on approach to CYEV. Landed aircraft on a winter road at 1838Z. pilot left aircraft at approx. 1855Z with fire crew. No apparent damage to aircraft.
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Having a standard that pilots lose their licence after making a mistake despite doing no harm to aircraft or passengers means soon you needn't worry about a pilot surplus or pilots offering to fly for free. Where do you get your experience from?
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Aircraft Information
Flight #:
Aircraft Category: Aeroplane Country of Registration: CANADA
Make: BEECH Model: 99
Year Built: 1968 Amateur Built: No
Engine Make: PRATT & WHITNEY-CAN Engine Model: PT6A-20
Engine Type: Turbo prop Gear Type: Land
Phase of Flight: Descent Damage: No Damage
Owner: NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD. Operator: NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD (5732)
Operator Type: Commercial
Detail Information
User Name: Ridley, Rod
Date: 2009/05/04
Further Action Required: Yes
O.P.I.: Aviation Enforcement
Narrative: C-FKHD, a Beech 99 operated by North-Wright Airways, was on a VFR flight from Fort Good Hope to Inuvik (YEV) and about 30 NM south of YEV when the pilot advised Inuvik FSS of a double engine failure at 1834z. The pilot force-landed on the Dempster Highway at 1838z with no reported damage to the aircraft. The pilot was the only occupant. TSB has been in contact with the company and the initial report indicates that the engines quit due to fuel exhaustion.
Flight #:
Aircraft Category: Aeroplane Country of Registration: CANADA
Make: BEECH Model: 99
Year Built: 1968 Amateur Built: No
Engine Make: PRATT & WHITNEY-CAN Engine Model: PT6A-20
Engine Type: Turbo prop Gear Type: Land
Phase of Flight: Descent Damage: No Damage
Owner: NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD. Operator: NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD (5732)
Operator Type: Commercial
Detail Information
User Name: Ridley, Rod
Date: 2009/05/04
Further Action Required: Yes
O.P.I.: Aviation Enforcement
Narrative: C-FKHD, a Beech 99 operated by North-Wright Airways, was on a VFR flight from Fort Good Hope to Inuvik (YEV) and about 30 NM south of YEV when the pilot advised Inuvik FSS of a double engine failure at 1834z. The pilot force-landed on the Dempster Highway at 1838z with no reported damage to the aircraft. The pilot was the only occupant. TSB has been in contact with the company and the initial report indicates that the engines quit due to fuel exhaustion.
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"...and the town's by-law unit..." just checkin' to make sure his dog was licensed properly.
RAN OUT OF GAS? Gee, I guess no one will investigate because there is nothing new to learn here.... sigh.
RAN OUT OF GAS? Gee, I guess no one will investigate because there is nothing new to learn here.... sigh.
"What's it doing now?"
"Fly low and slow and throttle back in the turns."
"Fly low and slow and throttle back in the turns."
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The North-Wright Airways Ltd. Beech 99, C-FKHD, was operated as a single-pilot cargo day-VFR flight from Fort Good Hope, NT to Inuvik, NT. The aircraft departed Fort Good Hope with approximately 760 to 800 pounds of fuel at a flight planned altitude of 4500 feet ASL. 100 nm north of Fort Good Hope the pilot determined that 5 to 10 minutes of the VFR reserve fuel would be required to reach Inuvik. At 10 nm from Inuvik, the left engine lost power followed 90 seconds later by the right engine. A successful forced landing was conducted on the Dempster highway 7 nm south of Inuvik. Total flight time was approximately 50 minutes. There was no damage to the aircraft. Maintenance checked the fuel system, added fuel, ran up the aircraft and released it for flight. The aircraft was flown off the highway and landed in Inuvik.
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Once again, the "professional pilot" at his best.....
I wonder how many tow truck drivers run out of gas?
I wonder how many tow truck drivers run out of gas?
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Are Be-99 fuel guages consistently accurate, or do they require frequent and difficult maintenance?pelmet wrote:The aircraft departed Fort Good Hope with approximately 760 to 800 pounds of fuel at a flight planned altitude of 4500 feet ASL.
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And he had a road to land on.... in the Territories????? God's baby sittin' this lad, for sure!!
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The 99 fuel gauges are worse than useless. However, when the nacelle not full lights come on (which they would have done either shortly before or shortly after takeoff) you know exactly how much fuel you have at that moment, and it's not quite enough to get to Inuvik.
