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A DHC-8-400 of Air Canada Express suffered a right hand main gear collapse on runway 02/20 at Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG).
Preliminary reports indicate that the airplane experienced a blown tire upon take-off from Calgary Airport about 19:41 hours local time. Strong winds at Calgary made the crew decide to divert to Edmonton to carry out a forced landing there.
Upon landing at Edmonton, the right hand main gear collapsed.
Four people, including one who was hit by a propeller blade, were taken to hospital with what were reported as minor injuries after an apparent gear collapse on an Air Canada Express Q400 at Edmonton International Airport late Thursday. Christina Kurylo was hit on the head by a propeller blade that pierced the cabin and window."All of a sudden, something came crashing through my window and I got hit in the head," Kurylo told CTV Edmonton on Saturday. Kurylo said the blade knocked her glasses off and left her dazed but she suffered only a few bumps on her head and some bruises. Neither Air Canada nor aircraft maker Bombardier have commented on those details of the mishap. The Transportation Safety Board will likely have a lot to say about it later.
Air Canada confirmed the aircraft took off from Calgary bound for the northern Alberta community of Grande Prairie and a tire blew on takeoff. There were strong winds blowing in Calgary so rather than return the crew diverted to Edmonton. Reports suggest the landing itself was uneventful but photos show the airplane to the right of the runway with the right gear collapsed. Air Canada hasn't confirmed those details. A spokesman for Edmonton International Airport did confirm that one of the airport's runways was closed but that aircraft were using another runway and operations quickly returned to normal.
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