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Recommendation Name
Air transportation safety investigation report
Risks associated with transporting a light load without a sling highlighted in 2021 helicopter accident near Les Escoumins…
Air transportation safety investigation A22O0161
The occurrence
A Flair Airlines Ltd. Boeing 737-800 was conducting a flight from Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, to the Kitchener/Waterloo Airport, Ontario, with 6 crew and 134 passengers on board. Following touchdown, the flight crew encountered some directional control issues, and the aircraft did not decelerate as expected. The aircraft overran the end of the runway by approximately 500 feet and came to rest in the mud.