Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Emergency landing at West Kootenay Regional Airport, Castlegar, British Columbia

A private, twin-engine aircraft is safely on the ground, along with its two passengers, after what must have been a frightening ordeal this morning at the West Kootenay Regional Airport.

Fire Chief (and airport manager) Gerry Rempel said emergency crews got a call at 9:33 a.m. indicating a local plane was having difficulty.

"We had an aircraft with a landing gear indicator issue inbound to Castlegar," he said. "They called the fire department, and we also requested ambulance and RCMP to attend."

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