Piper PA34 C-GNAS

Summary

On 15 October 2012 at about 18:02 local time, a Piper PA34 registered C-GNAS, operated by Nadeau Air Service, was involved in an accident near Victoriaville, Canada. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 October 2012 at 18:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Victoriaville, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA34

Registration

C-GNAS

Operator

Nadeau Air Service

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Trois-Rivieres → Trois-Rivieres

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN13WA140

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 15, 2012, at 1402 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, Canadian registration C-GNAS, owned and operated by Nadeau Air Service, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada, following a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent fire. The two pilots on board were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled local training flight departed Trois-Rivieres, Canada, at an unreported time. According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an instructor and student were performing a missed approach segment of an RNAV approach at an altitude of 2,100 feet when the right engine suffered a catastrophic failure and caught fire. The co-pilot declared an emergency and reported their intention to land. Meanwhile, dense smoke spread inside the cabin. The airplane landed in a field two nautical miles east of Victoriaville Airport. The airplane struck the ground and came to rest inverted. A postaccident examination of right engine showed the number two cylinder had separated in flight causing the fire. The number two cylinder hold down studs and through bolts showed signs of fatigue failure. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Canada. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada at: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Engineering Facility Building U-100 1901 Research Road Gloucester, Ontario, Canada K1A 1K8 Telephone: 613-990-0940 Facsimile: 613-998-5572 E-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.