The pilot was flying the Air Inuit de Havilland DHC-8 cargo plane below the glide path, intending to land just beyond the threshold to reduce the risk of a runway overrun, but a downdraft speeded the descent and the wheels touched down about 220 ft (67 m) before the threshold. The DHC-8 struck a gravel mound, breaking off part of the left main landing gear, and the airplane bounced, then touched down on the nosewheel and right-main landing gear.
No injuries were reported to the two pilots and one cargo agent on board the March 30, 2024, flight to Kangiqsujuaq (also known as Wakeham Bay) Airport in Quebec, Canada, according to the final report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). The report noted substantial damage to the airplane’s left main landing gear, its fuselage, and the left propeller.
The TSB report said the pilot “was flying as he normally would for this type of operation,” flying a 3-degree descent angle and aiming to halt the descent a…
