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| Date: | Tuesday 2 September 2025 |
| Time: | 18:48 EDT |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Owner/operator: | SkyCare Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | C-GKKC |
| MSN: | TC-370 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-10UA-511G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT/CYQT) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Kenora Airport, ON (YQK/CYQK) |
| Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT/CYQT) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
SkyCare Air Ambulance flight PHX370, a Metro II, was on short final when the flight crew observed a flock of seagulls crossing the runway and, immediately prior to touchdown, one of the seagulls was ingested by the number 2 engine. Upon applying reverse thrust, the pilot flying felt that the number 2 engine was losing power and saw the RPM and torque indications were decreasing rapidly. The flight crew decided to do a precautionary shutdown of the number 2 engine while taxiing to the apron. There was no further incident.
The operator's maintenance found that a bird had been ingested through the intake of the right- hand engine. The number 2 engine was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service.
Sources:
TSB A25C0104
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2025 14:15 | ASN | Added |
| 28-Sep-2025 14:26 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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