Air Bravo PC-12/45 Engine Oil Loss and Runway Overrun at Timmins

Flight and Emergency Declaration On December 18, 2011, a single-engine Pilatus PC-12/45 aircraft, registration C-FPCN, operated by Air Bravo as flight 1203, departed Hornepayne, Ontario, at 2140 Eastern Standard Time in instrument meteorological conditions. The flight crew, consisting of two pilots and a flight paramedic, was returning to Timmins after patient transfer flights and an aircraft change in Thunder Bay. Approximately 60 nautical miles from Timmins Airport at 15,000 feet above sea level, the engine torque dropped below the normal operating range. This was followed by the illumination of amber and red oil pressure warning lights, a chip detector warning, and oil appearing on the windscreen. The crew reduced engine power, declared an emergency, and requested a straight-in approach to Runway 10 at Timmins. The aircraft landed long and fast, became airborne again, and touched down approximately 1,200 feet beyond the runway end in about 2 feet of snow. It slid about 300 feet and stopped on a heading almost 90 degrees to the left of the runway orientation. The crew was uninjured, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.