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An interruption while conducting checklist procedures and an incomplete checklist led to the 2020 crash at the Dryden Regional Airport.
On February 24, Bearskin Airlines Flight 344, carrying six passengers, including members of the Northern Ontario Women’s Curling team and two crew members, was taking off for Sioux Lookout when it left the runway and crashed into a frozen snowbank.
Coach Rick Lang injured his hand in the incident after propeller blade fragments penetrated the cabin wall during impact.
The Transportation Safety Board says the task of disengaging the propeller start locks started, however, it was interrupted and not completed.
The TSB notes the crew’s focus shifted to other tasks.
Slip of attention to checklist likely contributed to 2020 Dryden small-plane crash: TSB
An incomplete checklist procedure likely led to the 2020 crash of a Bearskin Airlines plane that was carrying three Thunder Bay, Ont., curlers and resulted in injuries, according to a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The plane was attempting to take off from Dryden airport.
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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 12:34 PM ET | Last Updated: April 14
This Bearskin Airlines plane veered off the runway in Dryden, Ont., in February 2020, sustaining heavy damage. A TSB report released Wednesday says the crash was caused by an interrupted pre-taxi checklist procedure.(salvagesale.com)