Porter DH8D at Toronto, Hamilton,Toronto,Buffalo, St. Catherine on Mar 31st 2016, odyssey due to weather

Last Update: April 13, 2016 / 20:55:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Porter Airlines

Flight number
PD-276

Departure
Ottawa, Canada

Destination
Toronto City, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GKQF

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Porter Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GKQF performing flight PD-276 from Ottawa,ON to Toronto City,ON (Canada) with 22 people on board, was descending towards Toronto's Billy Bishop City Airport when the crew entered a hold for 20 minutes due to present weather conditions. The crew subsequently decided to divert to Hamilton,ON (Canada), 36nm southwest of Toronto City Airport, however needed to go around two times due to weather conditions, declared fuel emergency and decided to divert to Toronto's International Airport,ON (Canada), 33nm northeast of Hamilton. Enroute to Toronto International the crew requested to divert to Buffalo Niagara International,NY (USA), 55nm southeast of Hamilton, and set course to Buffalo. Enroute to Buffalo the crew saw St. Catherines Niagara Airport, decided to divert to St. Catherines Niagara District,ON (Canada), about 30nm east of Hamilton, and performed a safe visual landing about one hour after entering the hold at Billy Bishop Airport.

Canada's TSB reported the aircraft landed with 1200lbs (545kg) of fuel remaining.

A large squall line of thunderstorms, spreading from southwest to northeast, moved eastwards that night.



Metars Toronto City:
CYTZ 010400Z AUTO 20014KT 8SM -RA FEW002 OVC075 09/09 A2937 RMK SLP949
CYTZ 010357Z AUTO 21014KT 6SM -RA BR FEW002 OVC075 09/09 A2937 RMK SLP950
CYTZ 010347Z AUTO 21015KT 3SM -RA BR FEW002 SCT050 BKN070 OVC087 09/09 A2939 RMK SLP955
CYTZ 010346Z AUTO 21015KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR FEW002 SCT050 BKN070 OVC087 09/09 A2939 RMK SLP954
CYTZ 010345Z AUTO 21015KT 1SM R26/3000VP6000FT -RA BR FEW002 SCT050 BKN070 OVC087 09/09 A2939 RMK SLP954
CYTZ 010334Z AUTO 22012G17KT 3/4SM R26/4000VP6000FT -RA BR FEW002 SCT048 BKN060OVC085 08/08 A2940 RMK SLP957
CYTZ 010333Z AUTO 22012G17KT 1SM R26/P6000FT/D -RA BR FEW002 SCT048 BKN060 OVC085 09/08 A2940 RMK SLP957
CYTZ 010330Z AUTO 21014KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR SCT048 BKN065 OVC082 09/08 A2939 RMK SLP956
CYTZ 010315Z AUTO 21017KT 5SM -RA BR FEW065 OVC084 09/09 A2940 RMK LTNG DIST E SE SLP957
CYTZ 010308Z AUTO 22017G24KT 7SM -RA SCT070 OVC083 10/10 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST E SLP951 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010304Z AUTO 22018G25KT 6SM -TSRA BR SCT065 OVC081 10/10 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST S SLP952 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010300Z AUTO 22021KT 4SM -TSRA BR BKN065 OVC083 10/10 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST S SLP952 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010259Z AUTO 22022KT 3SM -TSRA BR SCT060 BKN071 OVC083 10/10 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST S SLP952 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010253Z AUTO 20018G23KT 1 1/2SM -TSRA BR FEW041 BKN065 OVC086 10/09 A2939 RMK LTNG DIST S SLP956
CYTZ 010252Z AUTO 20017KT 1 1/4SM -TSRA BR BKN065 OVC086 09/09 A2939 RMK LTNG DIST S PRESRR SLP956
CYTZ 010249Z AUTO 20015KT 1 1/4SM -RA VCTS BR FEW005 BKN060 BKN071 OVC087 09/09A2939 RMK LTNG DIST S PRESRR SLP956
CYTZ 010245Z AUTO 20014KT 2SM -RA VCTS BR FEW005 BKN060 OVC072 09/09 A2939 RMK LTNG DIST S PRESRR SLP955
CYTZ 010240Z AUTO 21011G18KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR FEW005 BKN060 OVC079 09/09 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST S SW SLP952
CYTZ 010239Z AUTO 21012G18KT 1SM R26/P6000FT/N -RA BR SCT005 BKN060 OVC079 09/09 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST S SW SLP951
CYTZ 010234Z AUTO 21010KT 3/8SM R26/P6000FT/U -RA FG SCT011 BKN060 OVC079 09/09A2937 RMK LTNG DIST E S SW SLP950
CYTZ 010233Z AUTO 21009KT 1/4SM R26/P6000FT/U -RA VCTS FG SCT011 BKN060 OVC079 09/09 A2937 RMK LTNG DIST E S SW SLP950
CYTZ 010231Z AUTO 21007KT 1/4SM R26/P6000FT/U -RA VCTS FG BKN011 BKN060 OVC080 09/09 A2937 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS SLP950
CYTZ 010229Z AUTO 22006KT 1/4SM R26/P6000FT/N VCTS FG BKN013 BKN065 OVC080 09/09 A2937 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS SLP950
CYTZ 010218Z AUTO 20010KT 1/2SM R26/P6000FT/U -RA VCTS FG BKN023 BKN065 OVC081 10/10 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST NE E SW PRESFR SLP951 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010202Z AUTO 23007G18KT 3/4SM R26/P6000FT/D TSRA BR FEW019 SCT033 BKN040 OVC055 09/09 A2940 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS PRESFR SLP958
CYTZ 010201Z AUTO 23008G18KT 3/4SM R26/P6000FT/D +TSRA BR FEW019 SCT033 BKN040 OVC055 09/08 A2941 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS PRESFR SLP961
CYTZ 010200Z AUTO 23009G18KT 1SM R26/P6000FT/D +TSRA BR FEW019 OVC038 09/08 A2941 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS PRESFR SLP962
CYTZ 010158Z AUTO 24008G18KT 1SM R26/P6000FT/U +TSRA BR SCT019 OVC035 09/08 A2942 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS SLP965
CYTZ 010155Z AUTO 25013G19KT 1 1/4SM TSRA BR FEW015 SCT022 BKN033 OVC040 09/09 A2943 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS PRESRR SLP969
CYTZ 010148Z AUTO 22016KT 2 1/4SM +TSRA BR SCT019 BKN032 BKN040 OVC085 10/09 A2942 RMK VIS VRB 1 1/2-3 LTNG DIST SW PRESRR SLP966
CYTZ 010145Z AUTO 22016KT 4SM +TSRA BR FEW021 SCT032 BKN040 OVC085 10/09 A2943 RMK LTNG DIST S SW PRESRR SLP968
CYTZ 010136Z AUTO 21010G15KT 5SM -TSRA BR SCT039 BKN048 OVC090 10/09 A2939 RMK LTNG DIST E S SW SLP954 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010131Z AUTO 21011G17KT 5SM RA VCTS BR SCT038 BKN046 BKN080 OVC090 10/09 A2939 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS SLP956 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010117Z AUTO 19007KT 5SM -RA BR FEW031 OVC049 09/08 A2939 RMK LTNG DIST N S NW SLP956
CYTZ 010112Z AUTO 19009KT 8SM -RA FEW031 BKN047 OVC055 10/08 A2939 RMK LTNG DIST S W NW SLP956
CYTZ 010106Z AUTO 18008G16KT 9SM OVC050 10/09 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS SLP953 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010100Z AUTO 17011G16KT 9SM -RA OVC050 11/09 A2938 RMK LTNG DIST N SW NW SLP953 DENSITY ALT 400FT
CYTZ 010048Z AUTO 17011KT 9SM -RA BKN047 OVC055 10/09 A2939 RMK PRESFR SLP954 DENSITY ALT 300FT
CYTZ 010045Z AUTO 17011KT 9SM OVC047 10/08 A2939 RMK SLP956
CYTZ 010000Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN045 OVC055 09/08 A2943 RMK SLP969

Metars Hamilton:
CYHM 010400Z 22015G20KT 15SM -SHRA SCT052 OVC083 13/11 A2941 RMK SC4AC4 SLP963 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010337Z 23015G23KT 15SM -SHRA FEW012 BKN048 OVC078 14/12 A2941 RMK CF1SC4AC3 PRESFR SLP961 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010321Z 24014G20KT 15SM -SHRA BKN012 BKN022 OVC051 13/12 A2942 RMK CF5SC2SC1 SLP966 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010300Z 22018KT 15SM -TSRA FEW007 SCT043 BKN070 OVC110 13/12 A2941 RMK CF2SC2AC3AC1 CB EMBD /R12/ SLP961 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010249Z 22019KT 15SM -TSRA BKN008 BKN043 OVC110 13/13 A2941 RMK CF5SC2AC1 CB EMBD SLP963 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010228Z 26019G26KT 2 1/2SM +TSRA BKN012 OVC038 14/13 A2943 RMK CF6SC2 CB EMBD PRESRR SLP968 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010200Z 22011KT 5SM -TSRA BR FEW017 BKN038 OVC083 13/12 A2940 RMK CF2SC4AC2 CB EMBD SLP960 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010130Z 26017G23KT 210V280 7SM TSRA OVC037 13/11 A2943 RMK SC8 CB EMBD VISNE 15 PRESRR SLP968 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010109Z 20012KT 15SM -TSRA OVC037 13/11 A2939 RMK SC8 CB EMBD SLP955 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010100Z 20011G17KT 15SM -RA BKN038 OVC085 14/11 A2939 RMK SC7AC1 SLP957 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010043Z 20014KT 15SM -RA OVC038 14/11 A2940 RMK SC8 SLP960 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
CYHM 010000Z 19014KT 15SM BKN042 15/12 A2942 RMK SC7 SLP966 DENSITY ALT 1400FT

Metars Toronto International:
CYYZ 010400Z 22016G24KT 15SM VCSH BKN075 BKN120 14/12 A2936 RMK AC5AC2 SLP946 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
CYYZ 010300Z 23016G27KT 12SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC070 14/12 A2938 RMK SC3AC5 SLP951 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
CYYZ 010248Z 22017G26KT 12SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC070 15/12 A2938 RMK SC3AC5 PRESRR SLP952 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
CYYZ 010216Z 21014G19KT 15SM SCT045 BKN070 15/12 A2937 RMK SC4AC2 CIG RAG SLP948 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
CYYZ 010200Z 22016G22KT 6SM TSRA OVC028CB 15/13 A2937 RMK CB8 OCNL LTNG E PRESFR SLP949 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
CYYZ 010141Z 23015G21KT 200V270 5SM +TSRA SCT016 OVC035CB 14/13 A2940 RMK SC4CB4 LTNG S-W PRESRR SLP960 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYYZ 010135Z 23006KT 6SM SHRA SCT016 OVC038 14/12 A2938 RMK SC3SC5 OCNL LTNG S-N PRESFR SLP952 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYYZ 010125Z 23010G17KT 180V240 5SM +SHRA OVC016 14/12 A2940 RMK SC8 OCNL LTNG N-S PRESRR SLP960 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYYZ 010118Z 19010G15KT 3SM +SHRA VV012 14/11 A2939 RMK RA8 LTNG N-S PRESRR SLP956 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYYZ 010100Z 16008KT 15SM -SHRA OVC042 14/11 A2937 RMK SC8 LTNG NW SLP950 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYYZ 010000Z 21011G19KT 15SM OVC035 16/12 A2941 RMK SC8 PRESFR SLP961 DENSITY ALT 1400FT

Metars Buffalo:
KBUF 010454Z 26017G25KT 10SM BKN050 BKN060 OVC075 15/11 A2946 RMK AO2 PK WND 25031/0416 SLP976 T01500106 401940106
KBUF 010354Z 21021G29KT 10SM FEW045 BKN090 BKN130 OVC270 19/10 A2943 RMK AO2 PK WND 22036/0315 SLP963 T01890100
KBUF 010254Z 21025G35KT 10SM FEW045 FEW075 BKN140 OVC270 19/09 A2941 RMK AO2 PK WND 21035/0245 SLP958 OCNL LTGIC DSNT W-NW CB DSNT W-NW MOV NE T01940094 58022
KBUF 010154Z 20022G31KT 10SM FEW045 SCT080 BKN140 BKN270 19/09 A2943 RMK AO2 PK WND 20033/0127 SLP964 CB TOPS DSNT NW T01890094
KBUF 010054Z 21018G26KT 10SM FEW060 BKN080 BKN140 BKN270 18/09 A2946 RMK AO2 PK WND 21026/0052 SLP976 T01830094

Metars St. Catherines:
CYSN 011400Z 26012KT 15SM SCT020 BKN041 13/09 A2951 RMK SC3SC3 SLP993 DENSITY ALT 600FT
CYSN 011300Z 21011KT 15SM SCT021 BKN056 11/08 A2951 RMK SC3SC3 SLP994
CYSN 011200Z 23008KT 15SM FEW035 SCT065 BKN110 11/09 A2949 RMK SC2SC2AC2 SLP988
CYSN 011100Z 23008KT 10SM BKN038 OVC060 12/09 A2947 RMK SC6SC2 SLP982 DENSITY ALT 400FT
CYSN 010100Z 19017G23KT 12SM BKN055 BKN080 BKN220 16/11 A2940 RMK SC5AC1CI1 LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 011100 UTC SLP956 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYSN 010000Z 19013KT 15SM BKN050 OVC160 15/11 A2943 RMK SC5AC3 SLP968 DENSITY ALT 900FT
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GKQF
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-8-402
ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8D
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Main Owner
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Aircraft registration data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada.

Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Porter Airlines

Flight number
PD-276

Departure
Ottawa, Canada

Destination
Toronto City, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GKQF

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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