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| Date: | Tuesday 4 June 2024 |
| Time: | 22:44 UTC |
| Type: |  Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | WestJet Encore |
| Registration: | C-FWEW |
| MSN: | 4543 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 71 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) |
| Calgary International Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
WestJet flight WS3267, a DHC-8-402Q, was landing on runway 29 in CYYC when the aircraft touched down with a recorded vertical acceleration of 2.47 g with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft not aligned with the runway track.
Company maintenance completed a Phase 2 inspection on the aircraft, and subsequently replaced the right-hand main landing gear assembly due to the side load experienced during the landing.
METAR:
CYYC 042200Z 29016G29KT 40SM FEW090 19/M04 A2948 RMK AC1 SLP987 DENSITY ALT 5400FT
CYYC 042300Z 28018G28KT 40SM FEW084 18/M03 A2950 RMK AC2 SLP999 DENSITY ALT 5300FT
Sources:
TSB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-fwew#3586dd83
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2024 | C-FWEW | Westjet Encore | 0 | near Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG/CYEG) | |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2024 17:16 | ASN | Added |
| 26-Jun-2024 17:17 | ASN | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 26-Jun-2024 17:18 | ASN | Updated |
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