TSB issues report on floatplane crash that killed 2 [Video]

A floatplane crash that killed two people on the west coast of Vancouver Island last summer was caused by a collision with a boat wake or an object in the water, according to an investigation report published by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada Wednesday. 

The privately registered Quest Kodiak 100 plane was attempting to land in the Tahsis Inlet on the afternoon of June 20, 2023, when the collision with something on the surface of the water caused it to bounce to a height of approximately 30 feet and bank to the right, according to the TSB report.

The pilot attempted a “go-around,” but during the initial climb necessary for the manoeuvre, the aircraft “contacted trees” and then crashed.

The TSB report indicates investigators were unable to determine what the plane’s left float collided with that caused the aborted landing.

According to the TSB, the aircraft departed Masset Airport in Haida Gwaii around 11:20 a.m. and was headed to Tofino/Long Beach …