Caravan Trys to Eat Otter Tail on Saltspring

[geodoc]

I bet the sound was even worse than the visuals.

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[Blowin' In The Wind]

[boeingboy]

Geez - Again????

They just got the last one back on line.....

[Inverted2]

I bet the sound was even worse than the visuals.

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That's the sound of about a million dollars in damage and someone with some 'splainin to do!

[fish4life]

Note to any dock guys out there if it’s going to hit and you can hold it back GTFO of there. That guy is lucky he never got severely injured by shrapnel from the prop or the tail. You can always fix a plane but a chunk of aluminum into the upper torso will end your life

[PilotDAR]

I'm thinking that the understanding and use of blade latches was a factor, at the point of deciding to select out of feather following the start.

[switchflicker]

I thought the PT-6 was fitted with blade latches when on floats for the very reason to avoid the unwanted thrust when going from feather to fine/reverse. Makes me think the prop wasn't shut down properly. Maybe time will tell.

[geodoc]

Quick video access:






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[Edmund]

Hard to tell but looks like he may not have been on the pitch locks and fired up. Too bad

[pelmet]

Looks like there was a second but much gentler collision after the Caravan's tail swung out.

[2112]

Looks like there was a second but much gentler collision after the Caravan's tail swung out.

Yeah saw that too, meanwhile as both guys are running in holy F#$% mode it appears the engine was still running and began spooling back up while both heads were down at the front of the float. Luckily the prop gets hooked on the otter tail again before getting up to speed and you can see the pilot run back in to grab the condition lever (I assume) when he realizes how close they both came to getting a haircut....horror show would be an understatement.

[Bulawrench]

Look at the lack of training for both the pilot and dock hand. Seair continues to become the new West Coast Air.

[rookiepilot]

Lucky no one lost an arm or worse.

[trey kule]

Sad to see a couple of nice aircraft damaged.
Good no one was hurt.

Life will go on.

[PT6-114A]

if it did not have prop latches why unite it from the dock till it is running and the prop is under control?

[cncpc]

Sad to see a couple of nice aircraft damaged.
Good no one was hurt.

Life will go on.

All that needs be said.

['97 Tercel]

Just another accident from just another shady west coast operator.

[oldncold]

? with this recent incident n the otter flip over on a lake near ft smith how many dhc3 are left . there was one lost in manitoba in 2019. Alaska lost a couple in 2019. if my memory is accurate there were 416 built

[New Antique Pilot]

? with this recent incident n the otter flip over on a lake near ft smith how many dhc3 are left . there was one lost in manitoba in 2019. Alaska lost a couple in 2019. if my memory is accurate there were 416 built

466 were built. Standby for the number still active.

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[New Antique Pilot]

? with this recent incident n the otter flip over on a lake near ft smith how many dhc3 are left . there was one lost in manitoba in 2019. Alaska lost a couple in 2019. if my memory is accurate there were 416 built

Go to DHC-3archive.com. There is a chart showing the status of each Otter built. There are approximately 170 still active. The chart also shows aircraft in museums or under rebuild.

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[boeingboy]

? with this recent incident n the otter flip over on a lake near ft smith how many dhc3 are left . there was one lost in manitoba in 2019. Alaska lost a couple in 2019. if my memory is accurate there were 416 built

This is not a writeoff. It's been towed back to Vancouver and is already being repaired. Heck - The one that was eaten by a Beaver last summer was much more damaged than this and that one is back flying.

[fish4life]

If a data plate survives I wouldn’t be surprised to see a complete rebuild from that as time goes on.

[goldeneagle]

If a data plate survives I wouldn’t be surprised to see a complete rebuild from that as time goes on.

The data plate from a beaver or otter is virtually indestructible. Many of them have been thru much worse than this over time, and are today flying around with a whole bunch of new parts attached.

[pelmet]

C-GIGO, a float equipped Cessna 208 aircraft operated by Seair Seaplanes Ltd., was preparing to
conduct a flight from Ganges Harbour (CAX6), BC to Vancouver Int'l (CYVR), BC with 1 crew
member on board. Prior to the engine starting, the dockhand assisting the pilot untied the guide
rope and held it in his hand. When the engine started the aircraft travelled forward pulling the rope
from the dockhand. The aircraft began travelling forward until the propeller of C-GIGO struck the
rear of C-GUTW, a float equipped DHC-3T operated by Harbour Air. After the initial prop strike, the
pilot of C-GIGO quickly shut down the engine as the aircraft rotated 90 degrees striking C-GUTW
with the RH wing. C-GUTW was tied to the dock with no one on board during the occurrence.
There were no injuries; both aircraft sustained substantial damage.

[pelmet]

This is not a writeoff. It's been towed back to Vancouver and is already being repaired.

Video of towing a floatplane. Not sure which one this is.....

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/v ... d=msedgntp