Scary but smooth: there are no wounds reported after Air Nunavut makes emergency landing in Rankin Inlet

A charter aircraft carrying two pilots and six people has safely landed in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on Tuesday night, after being forced to make an emergency landing, according to the airline operating the plane.

Air King King aircraft, operated by Air Nunavut, took off from Baker Lake and had to land in Rankin Inlet when the pilot noticed that his landing year was not working.

Lindsay Cadenhead, the director of Air Nunavut operations, told CBC News that there was a problem with the aircraft wheel, and the front -landing equipment of the plane did not go normal.

“If you do not have this, then, obviously, the plane is practical before the nose and is not sure. It is a critical piece of landing equipment,” said Cadenhead.

The plane surrounded Rankin Inlet several times to burn the fuel as a caution to make sure the plane is “as easy as possible,” said Cadenhead.

“The pilot did a fantastic job and stopped on the track and quite safe, the nose wheel was not where it should be.”

Kaludjak Pass, with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., was one of the six passengers on board.

She said the landing was a scary moment.

“We could see Rankin and I thought right there, we are so close,” she said.

“It was really frightening and it seemed to be needed forever to land, but when I landed it was the smallest … Emergency landing.”

In a statement, the Canada Safety Council (TSB) said the aircraft has undergone damage to the nose, propellers and engines.

TSB also said he is investigating the cause of the incident and gathers data.

Cadenhead said it was too early to say, but it seems that it was a mechanical failure. The plane was inspected before taking off in Baker Lake and everything seemed normal, he said.

“From our perspective, there was no suggestion or indications that there is a potential problem with the plane.”

He said the airline will also send a report to TSB.

“There are a lot of unknowns at this time until we inspect the plane, we take a look and realize what went wrong,” Cadenhead said.

He also said that another plane of the same kind used by Air Nunavut is inspected.

“It’s restless for everyone but in circumstances, I couldn’t ask for a better result of the flight crew.”