Rotor Work
27th Mar 2013, 08:02
From ABC News
A Careflight aircraft has made a crash landing at Darwin Airport.
The plane, a KingAir 350, was on its way to Wadeye, about 240 kilometres south-west of Darwin, when it had to turn back due to a landing gear warning alarm.
The pilot made a low-speed landing and the left-side wheel assembly collapsed, causing the plane to skid along the tarmac.
Careflight spokesman Ian Badham said the crew was not injured.
"The pilot followed all precautionary procedures and made a low-speed landing in which the left-hand landing gear folded," he said.
"The pilot and the flight nurse are uninjured and the aircraft suffered some minor damage."
Fly Safe
R W
A Careflight aircraft has made a crash landing at Darwin Airport.
The plane, a KingAir 350, was on its way to Wadeye, about 240 kilometres south-west of Darwin, when it had to turn back due to a landing gear warning alarm.
The pilot made a low-speed landing and the left-side wheel assembly collapsed, causing the plane to skid along the tarmac.
Careflight spokesman Ian Badham said the crew was not injured.
"The pilot followed all precautionary procedures and made a low-speed landing in which the left-hand landing gear folded," he said.
"The pilot and the flight nurse are uninjured and the aircraft suffered some minor damage."
Fly Safe
R W