Reykjavik - Kulusuk - Nuuk

On March 4, 2011 at 04:09 PM, Reykjavik - Kulusuk - Nuuk experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8), operated by Flugfélag Íslands, with the event recorded near Nuuk (Godthåb) Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

34 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 34 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The flight crew got visual contact with the runway at BGGH and decided to deviate to the right (west) of the offset localizer (LLZ) to runway 23. The flight continued towards the runway from a position right of the extended runway centerline. As the aircraft approached runway 23, it was still in the final right turn over the landing threshold. The aircraft touched down on runway 23 between the runway threshold and the touchdown zone and to the left of the runway centerline. The right main landing gear (MLG) shock strut fuse pin sheared leading to a right MLG collapse. The aircraft skidded down the runway and departed the runway to the right. Neither passengers nor crew suffered any injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The accident occurred in daylight under visual meteorological conditions (VMC).

Aircraft reference details include registration TF-JMB, MSN 337, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 64.1910°, -51.6965°.