SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - Despite a few tense moments, no one was harmed after a Mooney M-20 single engine plane had to make a dramatic emergency landing on the runway near the Adlair Air hangar at the Yellowknife Airport on Friday at 1:33 p.m.

This single engine airplane landed without incident despite requesting emergency assistance from the Yellowknife Airport due to engine trouble. No one was injured during the emergency landing. - Ian Vaydik/NNSL photo

"The plane landed safely, there was no damage to the aircraft and everyone was fine," said Earl Blacklock, manager of public affairs and communications with the GNWT's Department of Transportation.

Traffic on Highway 3 was temporarily halted while emergency crews waited for the plane to land.

The plane flew into the airport from the north at an accelerated speed at 1:33 p.m. but landed without incident. For several minutes, two airport fire trucks with their lights activated followed the plane on the runway until it came to a stop near Adlair Air's hangar. Two passengers, a man and a child, exited the plane after it came to a stop, and there were no visible signs of smoke or damage to the aircraft. Blacklock said airport officials received the call from the pilot at 1:15 p.m. that the plane was having engine trouble. Besides the two airport fire trucks, an ambulance, an RCMP and a Municipal Enforcement vehicle responded to the scene, said Blacklock. Also, a helicopter from Trinity Helicopters was standing by to offer assistance.

The origin of the flight wasn't known at press time.

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