Shouts of happiness and relief as an Inter-Caribbean Airways flight safely made an emergency landing at the Providenciales International Airport Sunday.
The quick actions of crew members of an Inter-Caribbean Airways flight is being hailed as heroic, as many residents who had flocked to the Provo Airport after they had gotten word that the plane was in trouble, watched with bathed breath as the flight made its approach and came to rest on its nose.
The flight was in route to Grand Turk from Provo, had to turn back to Providenciales because the front landing gear would not deploy.
A statement from airline officials confirmed the aircraft, operated by Inter-Caribbean Airways was involved in an incident at Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands December 7, 2014 at about 1:45 pm. “The aircraft, a Beech 99, was operating JY 141 between Providenciales and Grand Turk. The aircraft’s nose gear would not deploy for landing. The aircraft safely landed on the main runway and met by Turks & Caicos Aircraft Fire Services.
The aircraft was carrying 2 passengers and 2 crew members on-board operating a flight that departed from Providenciales to Grand Turk. There were no injuries to passengers or crew. The Inter-Caribbean Emergency procedures were activated and the full resources of the company were mobilized to respond to the incident. Inter-Caribbean in cooperating with Turks & Caicos Civil Aviation and the Airport authority to secure the site and removed the aircraft from the runway in approximately 1 hr.
“The care of our customers, crew members, and their families is our highest priority” said Inter-Caribbean Airways CEO, Trevor Sadler.
No further details were given. Sadler said additional information is expected to be released.
