Pollution fear after emergency landing
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March 19, 2010, Friday
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A CARGO plane with engine and landing gear problems made an emergency landing on a frozen lake near capital Tallinn yesterday.
One crew member suffered minor injuries and emergency workers were scrambling to empty the plane's fuel tanks before it polluted the lake, the main source of drinking water for 400,000 residents.
The Antonov AN26 turboprop aircraft, flying from Finland to Estonia, landed on the ice of Lake Ulemiste just next to Tallinn, Economy Ministry spokesman Kalev Vapper said.
"The plane is lying on the ice now, but it has started to sink slowly," said Vapper.
The plane was preparing to land at Tallinn's airport when one part of the landing gear failed to lower. Later, while the plane was making a second approach toward the airport, one of its engines started to malfunction. The pilot then decided to land on the iced-over lake.
The plane, owned by Polish air cargo company Exin Co Ltd, was chartered by DHL.
One crew member suffered minor injuries and emergency workers were scrambling to empty the plane's fuel tanks before it polluted the lake, the main source of drinking water for 400,000 residents.
The Antonov AN26 turboprop aircraft, flying from Finland to Estonia, landed on the ice of Lake Ulemiste just next to Tallinn, Economy Ministry spokesman Kalev Vapper said.
"The plane is lying on the ice now, but it has started to sink slowly," said Vapper.
The plane was preparing to land at Tallinn's airport when one part of the landing gear failed to lower. Later, while the plane was making a second approach toward the airport, one of its engines started to malfunction. The pilot then decided to land on the iced-over lake.
The plane, owned by Polish air cargo company Exin Co Ltd, was chartered by DHL.
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