Swearingen SA226T Merlin III crash, May 19, 2023, Deer Lake
Swearingen SA226T Merlin III accident on May 19, 2023 near Deer Lake, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: TSB class 3 investigation, no final...
- Date: May 19, 2023
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III
- Location: Deer Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: TSB class 3 investigation, no final report found. Low visibility from fog during the approach.
A SkyCare air ambulance aircraft went around at Deer Lake because of fog and hit the ground about 100 meters short of the runway on the second approach, collapsing its landing gear. The captain had minor injuries and all five aboard escaped through an overwing exit.