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Air transportation safety investigation report
Air transportation safety investigation A22P0111
The occurrence
At 0911 Pacific Standard Time on 09 November 2022, the Geotech Aviation Ltd. Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3 helicopter (registration C-FVCR, serial number 4434) departed from a staging area at Kitsault, British Columbia, for a visual flight rules flight with only the pilot on board to conduct an airborne geophysical survey over mountainous terrain. The helicopter flew to the survey area that was located approximately 12 nautical miles south-southwest of the staging area.
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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.
