A passenger onboard an Air Canada flight from St. Johns to Halifax captured the moment flames started spewing out of one of the engines after the main left-hand landing gear collapsed as the plane landed.
There were 77 people onboard the de Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprop regional plane operated by PAL Airlines on behalf of Air Canada flight AC2259. All passengers and crew were successfully evacuated from the aircraft.
Terrifying Moment Air Canada Flight's Engine Catches Fire After Landing Gear CollapseA passenger caught the moment that the engine of Air Canada flight AC2259 started spewing out flames after the left hand main landing gear collapsed as the plane landed at Halifax Airport on Saturday night. 77 people on board the regional turboprop de Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft which was operated by PAL Airlines on behalf of Air Canada. Despite the chaotic scenes, all the passengers and crew were evacuated from the aircraft to safety.
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A spokesperson for Air Canada said the 24-year-old aircraft (registration: C-GPNA) suffered a “suspected landing gear issue” as it landed at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia on Saturday night.
The airline added that there were no serious injuries, although the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that some occupants were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The airport fire service rushed to the scene of the accident after the pilots declared a Mayday during touchdown.
Video taken of the landing from inside the passenger cabin showed passengers holding onto their seats as the plane slid along the runway after the landing gear collapsed.
The cause of the landing gear collapsing is yet to be established.
The accident occurred on the same night that a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 veered off the runway at Oslo Torp Sandefjord Airport in Norway after reported hydraulic problems.
Flight KL1204 departed Oslo at around 6 pm on December 28 but the pilots stopped the climb at just 5,000 feet due to the reported mechanical problems and immediately diverted.
After touching down, the nose of the aircraft veered right and went off the runway. Passengers were evacuated from the airplane via mobile airstairs.
Just hours later, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 with 175 passengers and six crew members onboard crashed at Maun Airport in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. All but two people onboard the 15-year-old plane are believed to have died after the plane slammed into a concrete wall at the end of the runway.
Disturbing eyewitness video shows the plane skidding along the runway at high speed without its landing gear deployed before it exploded into flames, sending a plume of thick black smoke into the sky.
