ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17017
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| Date: | Monday 18 May 1998 |
| Time: | 17:41 |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-12/45 |
| Owner/operator: | Kelner Airways |
| Registration: | C-FKAL |
| MSN: | 151 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Clarenville, Newfoundland -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Goose Bay, Labrador | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Goose Bay, Labrador, with the pilot, a company observer, and eight passengers on board. Twenty-three minutes into the flight, the aircraft turned back towards St. John's because of a low oil pressure indication. Eight minutes later, the engine (Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67B) had to be shut down because of a severe vibration. The pilot then turned towards Clarenville Airport, but was unable to reach the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed during the forced landing in a bog one and a half miles from the Clarenville Airport. The pilot, the company observer, and one passenger sustained serious injuries.
The Board determined that the pilot did not follow the prescribed emergency procedure for low oil pressure, and the engine failed before he could land safely. The pilot's decision making was influenced by his belief that the low oil pressure indications were not valid. The engine failed as a result of an interruption of oil flow to the first-stage planet gear assembly; the cause of the oil flow interruption could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20070128022723/http://www.tsb.gc.ca:80/en/reports/air/1998/a98a0067/a98a0067.asp
Images:
(c) TSB, Reflexions Magazine - Air Issue 25, February 2002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2008 04:55 | harro | Added |
| 02-Apr-2008 05:08 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Feb-2010 00:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 09:56 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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