Sunday, June 21, 2015

de Havilland Canada DHC-8-200, Commutair, N363PH

NTSB Identification: ENG15IA024
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of CHAMPLAIN ENTERPRISES INC (D.B.A. CommutAir - United Express)
Incident occurred Friday, June 05, 2015 in Windsor Locks, CT
Aircraft: BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8, registration: N363PH
Injuries: 37 Uninjured.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators traveled in support of this investigation and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft incident report.

On June 5, 2015, about 1215 Eastern daylight time (EDT), a Bombardier DHC-8-202 airplane, N363PH, had an in-flight cockpit fire during approach into Bradley International Airport (BDL) Windsor Locks, CT. The crew donned masks, declared an emergency, and landed without incident. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew. The airplane sustained minor damage. The aircraft was registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee and operated by Champlain Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as CommutAir - United Express, flight 4776) under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a scheduled passenger flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. the flight originated from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Newark, New Jersey, at 1134 EDT.


http://registry.faa.gov/N363PH

 

A commercial plane with 37 passengers and three crew members aboard was forced to make an emergency landing Sunday afternoon when smoke filled the cockpit and passenger cabin, authorities said.

According to Canandaigua Fire Chief Mark Marentette, a Bombardier Dash 8 twin turboprop operated by United Express, the regional branch of United Airlines, was enroute from Newark, N.J., to the Rochester International Airport when smoke began filling the cockpit a little after 2 p.m.

A flight attendant also saw smoke in the plane’s bathroom. As a precautionary measure, said Marentette, the attending emptied two fire extinguishers in the bathroom and closed the door.

The plane was 10 miles out of Canandaigua when the pilot requested an emergency landing at Canandaigua Airport, where emergency crews from Canandaigua, Victor and East Bloomfield responded, with Canandaigua on the scene within three minutes of the call.

“He had to put it on the ground right away,” said Marentette. “It (the landing) went great,” he said. “The crew did an excellent job.”

By the time they arrived, the pilot had already landed the plane without incident, and all emergency doors were open and passengers out, he said. Canandaigua Emergency Squad members responded to the airport and determined passengers and crew members were fine.

Original plans were for the passengers to board another plane and head to Rochester, he said, but that was scrapped in favor of auto. Some were picked in Canandaigua, while others were taken on to Rochester, he said.

Federal Aviation Administration officials were on the scene on Sunday to determine a cause of the smoke. It appeared it may be electrical in nature, said Marentette.

The chief noted that had the Canandaigua Airport not undergone its recent expansion, it’s unlikely the aircraft could have landed there. The plane might have had to land at Penn Yan’s airport, he said.

Canandaigua crews have been undergoing training for just such incidents, he said.

Source: http://www.greecepost.com



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