A photo taken of a Transwest Air plane in June, 2020. (Facebook/ Transwest Air)

By paNOW Staff

Transportation issues

Medevac flight makes unscheduled landing in Prince Albert

Mar 1, 2021 | 12:00 PM

The chief executive officer (CEO) of Transwest Air says the decision to land a medevac flight in Prince Albert on Saturday, was done out of abundance of caution and followed some abnormal engine readings.

The plane travelling from Stony Rapids to Saskatoon was transporting one patient, and had two crew on board, as well as two emergency medical service personnel.

At 12:24 p.m, dispatch received a call on the radio from the crew on C-GKHI they were experiencing an in-flight reportable aviation incident. Derek Nice told paNOW the crew made the decision to shut down one engine.

“Our pilots followed standard operating procedures after observing momentary fluctuations in engine parameters,” he said.

Nice explained the aircraft is currently at the company’s maintenance base in Prince Albert, and engineers are investigating the cause of the fluctuations. This aircraft will not fly while the investigation is going on.

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Everyone on board was reported to be fine with no injuries. The patient was taken to hospital in Saskatoon by ambulance.

As per company protocols, Transport Canada, and Transport Safety Board, were contacted and apprised of the situation. Additionally, a safety management system (SMS) report has been initiated.

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nigel.maxwell@jpbg.ca

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