ALOR SETAR: The Air Force has confirmed that a Pilatus PC-7 MkII training aircraft made an emergency landing at Sultan Abdul Halim Airport here at 11.26am on Tuesday (Aug 19).
Its public relations division said the Air Force would set up an investigation board to identify the cause of the incident.
"The aircraft was flown by a trainee from the Flight Institute 1 of the Royal Air Force College who was undergoing solo flight training. The trainee was unhurt," the division said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that all training flights would continue as normal.
Malaysia Airports had said that the airport was temporarily closed due to the emergency landing and to allow the moving of the aircraft and cleaning up of the runway.
The runway was reopened at 3pm after obtaining safety approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia and flight operations at the airport resumed as normal. – Bernama
