Kangerlussuaq – Ilulissat

On January 29, 2014 at 08:42 AM, Kangerlussuaq – Ilulissat experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8), operated by Air Greenland, with the event recorded near Ilulissat Qaasuitsup Kommunia.

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.

15 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 15 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: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Upon landing on runway 07 at Ilulissat (BGJN) in gusting crosswind conditions above the aircraft and the operator limited maximum crosswind components, the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded off the left side of the runway in a nose right position and into the safety zone. The aircraft continued an increasingly sideways skid in a nose right position, skidded down a steep snow-covered slope and impacted a rocky area approximately 10 meters below the runway elevation. One passenger and one crew member suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The accident occurred in dark night and under visual meteorological conditions (VMC).

Aircraft reference details include registration OY-GRI, MSN 477, year of manufacture 1997.