The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) on Tuesday released its investigation report into a May 2024 engine failure that forced a Pilatus PC-12/47 to land on sea ice near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. The flight, which included two crew members and one passenger, did not result in any injuries.

Routine Flight Turns Into Emergency

The flight was part of a multi-day series of legs operated by Quebec-based Kudlik Aviation. The PC-12 had performed normally earlier that morning on flights from Taloyoak and Naujaat. The pilots—an experienced captain with more than 15,000 flight hours, around 14,200 of which were in the PC-12/47. The first officer had 712, with just over 500 hours in the PC-12/47.

The PC-12 itself was built in 2006 and had 13,747.8 hours of total time since it was built. Acco

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