Authorities at
Halifax's Stanfield International Airport reported early Sunday morning
that about 20 people were injured when an Air Canada Airbus A320 landed
hard and skidded off a snowy runway just after midnight. The injuries
weren't believed to be life threatening. The flight had departed from
Toronto with 133 passengers and five crew aboard, authorities said early
Sunday morning.
Peter Spurway, a spokesman for the airport, reported that the aircraft "took a very hard landing and skidded off the runway," CBC News reported. At the time of the accident, heavy snow was reported, but the condition of the runway isn't known. The flight may have struck powerlines on the approach as power was briefly cut to the airport and terminal, but was restored during the rescue effort.
"Right now, we have some minor injuries. Nothing that is deemed to be life-threatening," Spurway told CBC. For the time being, authorities aren't considering the accident a crash because airplane was believed to be under control until it contacted the runway. There's no indication yet of whether the airplane simply skidded off a snowy runway or if the crew touched down too hard or too fast. Avweb will update the story as more information becomes available.
and the incident may have cut power to the airport. Various reports early Sunday suggest the aircraft, on a flight from Toronto "crashed on the runway" but there are apparently no serious injuries. It was reported to be snowing at the time. FlightAware has not shown the aircraft at the gate and Twitter is lighting up with reports of the incident. Several Tweets say there are 138 passengers, no serious injuries but rescue is hampered by powerlines on the runway. Full story in the morning.
Peter Spurway, a spokesman for the airport, reported that the aircraft "took a very hard landing and skidded off the runway," CBC News reported. At the time of the accident, heavy snow was reported, but the condition of the runway isn't known. The flight may have struck powerlines on the approach as power was briefly cut to the airport and terminal, but was restored during the rescue effort.
"Right now, we have some minor injuries. Nothing that is deemed to be life-threatening," Spurway told CBC. For the time being, authorities aren't considering the accident a crash because airplane was believed to be under control until it contacted the runway. There's no indication yet of whether the airplane simply skidded off a snowy runway or if the crew touched down too hard or too fast. Avweb will update the story as more information becomes available.
and the incident may have cut power to the airport. Various reports early Sunday suggest the aircraft, on a flight from Toronto "crashed on the runway" but there are apparently no serious injuries. It was reported to be snowing at the time. FlightAware has not shown the aircraft at the gate and Twitter is lighting up with reports of the incident. Several Tweets say there are 138 passengers, no serious injuries but rescue is hampered by powerlines on the runway. Full story in the morning.
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