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Safety Issues

•Information on the distance between the pilot's eyes and the landing gear of the aircraft they operate (the eye-to-wheel height) is not readily available to crews.

•Many flight crews do not know which visual landing system is appropriate for their aircraft.

•There is no timetable for private operators to put in place the various levels of a safety management system (SMS).

•Without appropriate regulatory oversight, inadequate SMS audits may not be identified.

TSB Recommendation

•The Department of Transport ensure that eye-to-wheel height information is readily available to pilots of aircraft exceeding 12 500 pounds.

•The Department of Transport require training on visual glide slope indicator (VGSI) systems so pilots can determine if the system in use is appropriate for their aircraft.

•The Canadian Business Aviation Association set safety management system implementation milestones for its certificate holders.

•The Department of Transport ensure that the Canadian Business Aviation Association implement an effective quality assurance program for auditing certificate holders.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

Aviation Investigation Report

Touchdown Short of Runway

Jetport Inc.

Bombardier BD-700-1A11 (Global 5000) C-GXPR

Fox Harbour Aerodrome, Nova Scotia

11 November 2007

Report Number A07A0134

Synopsis

On 11 November 2007, the Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-GXPR, serial number 9211), operated by Jetport Inc., departed Hamilton, Ontario, for Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, with two crew members and eight passengers on board. At approximately 1434 Atlantic standard time, the aircraft touched down seven feet short of Runway 33 at the Fox Harbour aerodrome. The main landing gear was damaged when it struck the edge of the runway, and directional control was lost when the right main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft departed the right side of the runway and came to a stop 1000 feet from the initial touchdown point. All occupants evacuated the aircraft. One crew member and one passenger suffered serious injuries; the other eight occupants suffered minor injuries. The aircraft sustained major structural damage.