According to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB), the plane landed “with the main landing gear retracted.”
This text is a translation of an article from CTV News.
A photo of the plane posted on social media appears to show the plane on the runway heading on its left side, with the engine resting on the ground.
Flight NRL 662 left Quebec at 10:50 a.m. bound for Wabush Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador, and was operated by charter airline Nolinor. The company said in a statement that all 87 passengers and crew members were safe and that emergency teams had the situation under control.
“An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the incident. We are fully cooperating with the relevant authorities,” the statement said.
An airport spokesperson told CTV News the incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Firefighters and airport patrol officers intervened on the runway to carry out an evacuation.
“The runway is currently closed and airport operations are suspended at YMX until it reopens,” Eric Forest wrote in an email shortly before 3:30 p.m.
The TSB is collecting information as part of its investigation into the incident. No further details have been provided at this time.
