TIGERMOTH LADY
22nd Aug 2003, 11:07
Territory MP in plane incident
August 22, 2003
A NORTHERN Territory government minister was on board a light aircraft that skidded on its nose before take off from Darwin Airport this morning.
John Ah Kit, the minister for sport, housing, local government and regional development, said he feared the plane would catch on fire when the aircraft's nose apparently buckled as it was about to take off.
The relatively new twin engine Turbo Prop, which was travelling at high speed, skidded for about 200 metres along the nose before it was brought to stop, he said.
Vincent Aviation said three separate investigations had been launched into the incident by Vincent, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
"Everyone just braced themselves and just said hang on, hang on," Mr Ah Kit told ABC radio.
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August 22, 2003
A NORTHERN Territory government minister was on board a light aircraft that skidded on its nose before take off from Darwin Airport this morning.
John Ah Kit, the minister for sport, housing, local government and regional development, said he feared the plane would catch on fire when the aircraft's nose apparently buckled as it was about to take off.
The relatively new twin engine Turbo Prop, which was travelling at high speed, skidded for about 200 metres along the nose before it was brought to stop, he said.
Vincent Aviation said three separate investigations had been launched into the incident by Vincent, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
"Everyone just braced themselves and just said hang on, hang on," Mr Ah Kit told ABC radio.
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