Anyone know about a plane crash at YVR tonight?

[180]

There was just a quick blurb on the news about an accident that just happened at YVR and left a large debris trail. Any Vancouverites have any details?

Crossing fingers all are OK.

[maxofthenorth]

0200z cyvr atis info N 0200z
07013kt 3/4sm -shsn
bkn004 ovc008 00/M01
A2967
notam, Vancouver international closed
until 0250z. No departures
until 0250z.
Inform cyvr atc atis N

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadi ... kiXhHcYmww

[180]

Glad to hear all OK.


Private plane skids off runway upon landing at Vancouver International Airport
1 hour ago

VANCOUVER, B.C. — A private plane with five people aboard skidded off the runway Sunday at Vancouver International Airport as it tried to land, an airport spokeswoman said.
There were no injuries, said airport spokeswoman Rebecca Catley.
Catley said the pilot of the plane that carried four passengers apparently contacted the airport before landing to say there was a problem with the plane's landing gear.
The weather was poor at the time with wind and snow but Catley said it wasn't clear whether the weather was a factor in the malfunction.

[Doc]

Wow....you don't see..."whether the weather....." used correctly very often on this forum. Most posters can't handle.....there, their and they're! Or...here and hear.

[yzfer]

I think you can give the Canadian Press credit for using the words properly. Glad to hear no injuries though.

[Ralliart]

Flightaware shows a bunch of YVR aircraft diverting to Victoria or turning around.

[Doc]

So, yesterday we have a King Air with gear problems in YWG, and today a private plane with gear problems in YVR? Must be in the water.

That's positive rate.....THEN.....gear up.
That's rape, pillage.....THEN....burn.

[Captain_Canuck]

Just got the word it was a Citation. Glad everyone is ok.

[Lommer]

Cessna Citation, 4 pax + pilot, all ok, no post-accident fire, a/c was reported to have slid off the side of the runway. Pilot reported gear problems before landing, nose gear either didn't deploy or collapsed on landing. The runway was wet, but not contaminated with snow at the time.

The South Runway (where the "crash" happened) is closed for the night which combined with several cm of completely unexpected snow is screwing up ops here at YVR to the extent that flights are cancelling/diverting across the board.

[Rowdy]

Dang! I was just checkin in to see about the same thing. Glad to hear there were no injuries. Starting to be a pretty ugly night in the van area again. Seriously? who the eff ordered all this white shit!

VGH has been inundated with east van'ers with frost bitten nostrils.

[Safe-T]

Bit confused here. At http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s ... da&s_name= an airport spokeswoman identifies the plane as a Citation arriving from Mexico.

However.... Flightaware shows an arrival at the accident time of N161WC ... arriving from Mexico:
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/CYV ... ;sort=DESC
N161WC happens to be a Global Express!

[scrambled_legs]

Is it a little strange to shut down an airport with numerous runways for 50 min's post crash?

[No_Delay]

Airport closure unrelated to incident. Was for snow removal, was dumping a ton.

[5400AirportRdSouth]

The Global arrived fine, either just before or immediately after the crash.

Airport was closed off and on, they were only left with one runway in the middle of snow-mageddon pt IV so were rotating it closed for snow removal for awhile.

Guess I wont be selling my lift ticket for Mt Agar just yet....

[sheephunter]

They're having their share of bad weather over there, whether they like it or not.

[Widow]

CADORS Number: 2009P0015 Reporting Region: Pacific

Occurrence InformationOccurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2009/01/05
Occurrence Time: 0122 Z Day Or Night: night-time
Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0

Canadian Aerodrome ID: CYVR Aerodrome Name: Vancouver Intl
Occurrence Location: Vancouver Intl (CYVR) Province: British Columbia
Country: CANADA World Area: North America

Reported By: NAV CANADA AOR Number: 103226-V1
TSB Class Of Investigation: TSB Occurrence No.:
Event InformationAerodrome or runway shutdown
Runway excursion
Aircraft InformationFlight #:
Aircraft Category: Country of Registration: MEXICO
Make: Model:
Year Built: Amateur Built: No
Engine Make: Engine Model:
Engine Type: Gear Type:
Phase of Flight: Landing Damage: No Damage
Owner: Private Operator:
Operator Type: Private

Detail InformationUser Name: Matthews, Meghan
Date: 2009/01/05
Further Action Required: Yes
O.P.I.: Aviation Enforcement
Narrative: On landing runway 12, A private Mexican registered Citation 650, IFR Tijuana to Vancouver exited the runway at a high rate of speed. Aircraft came to rest in the grass aprox 400 feet north of runway 08R on the east side of runway 12. ERS advised and responded. Five souls on board. No injuries reported. Runway 08R and Runway 12 NOTAMed closed until 051300.

[c170b53]

Dug it out and pulled it away. NG collapsed in a shear and folded aft. Ooops. Have pics if we can post here

[robbreid]

Yes!!! Go ahead and post the photo - any idea on the registration number???

[robbreid]

XA-PYN Citation 650 VII of Air Cabo SA.
Thanks for the info, and photo. Rob.
The photo in the Canadian press turns out to be
the actual aircraft!!