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| Mikey McBryan, of N.W.T.'s Buffalo Airways, says another Buffalo plane was delayed from landing at the Yellowknife airport due to the fire in the C-46 on the runway. (CBC) |
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| This Buffalo Airways C-46 airplane caught fire after it blew an engine while taxiing down the runway at the Yellowknife airport around 8 a.m. Friday. (CBC) |
The plane was bound to pick up freight in Hay River when its right engine caught fire.
Buffalo Airways says the airport fire crew was quick to respond and none of the airplane's three crew members were hurt.
The plane was briefly blocking both runways, until it was given the all-clear to move from the Transportation Safety Board.
Mikey McBryan with Buffalo Airways said the fire did cause disruptions.
"It happened right at the intersection of the airport and my father was in a DC-3 coming in with a plane of passengers and he actually had to circle the airport waiting for us to clear the airplane so he could land, so it essentially shut the airport for 20 minutes."
A number of flights were delayed following the incident.
TSB officials will now have a look at the C-46 to find out exactly what went wrong.
Story, photos and comments/reaction: http://www.cbc.ca
Yellowknife, NWT - No injuries have been reported after a plane engine fire this morning at the Yellowknife Airport.
GNWT Department of Transportation Communications Manager Earl Blacklock explains what happened.
"A Buffalo C-46 aircraft, which was down the runway at the Yellowknife Airport, caught fire in one of its engines earlier this morning. The fire was put out, the crew was safe and the aircraft has now been removed from the runway. Yellowknife Airport operations have resumed to normal. There were no injuries and no significant damage to the aircraft."
Blacklock says there were three crew members on board.
It's not clear whether that included a camera operator.
Buffalo Airways is of course, the airline that is featured in the TV show Ice Pilots NWT.
Story and Photo: http://hqyellowknife.com
"It happened right at the intersection of the airport and my father was in a DC-3 coming in with a plane of passengers and he actually had to circle the airport waiting for us to clear the airplane so he could land, so it essentially shut the airport for 20 minutes."
A number of flights were delayed following the incident.
TSB officials will now have a look at the C-46 to find out exactly what went wrong.
Story, photos and comments/reaction: http://www.cbc.ca
Yellowknife, NWT - No injuries have been reported after a plane engine fire this morning at the Yellowknife Airport.
GNWT Department of Transportation Communications Manager Earl Blacklock explains what happened.
"A Buffalo C-46 aircraft, which was down the runway at the Yellowknife Airport, caught fire in one of its engines earlier this morning. The fire was put out, the crew was safe and the aircraft has now been removed from the runway. Yellowknife Airport operations have resumed to normal. There were no injuries and no significant damage to the aircraft."
Blacklock says there were three crew members on board.
It's not clear whether that included a camera operator.
Buffalo Airways is of course, the airline that is featured in the TV show Ice Pilots NWT.
Story and Photo: http://hqyellowknife.com
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