Jandakot Flight Centre light aircraft crash lands at Darwin Airport, pilot uninjured

Emergency services were put on standby after a light aircraft made an emergency call before crash landing at a Top End airport.

The aircraft involved in the crash landing. Picture: Facebook

A light aircraft crash landed at Darwin Airport on Wednesday at 12.30pm, sparking an emergency services response.

St John NT reported there were no injuries when the Cessna 310R aircraft crash landed on the tarmac.

Publicly available flight data shows the plane had just travelled from Wurrumiyanga on the Tiwi Islands.

It is understood there were no passengers on-board, other than the pilot.

An official from CASA, the nation’s aviation regulator, confirmed the details of the crash landing to this masthead.

“The pilot of a Cessna 310R advised of unsafe landing gear,” a CASA spokesperson said.

“The airport emergency services were put on standby.

“As the aircraft landed, the left landing gear collapsed and the left wing truck the runway.

“The aircraft partially left the runway as a result.

“Emergency services responded, but no injuries were reported.”

The company operating the aircraft with registration VH-TBG is Jandakot Flight Centre.

Jandakot Flight Centre operates charter and scenic flights in Darwin and Perth.

A representative of the centre declined to comment on the incident.

“Due to the ongoing investigation into the incident and will not be able to provide any information until a full investigation has been completed,” the spokesman said.

The Australian Transport Safety Board told this masthead an incident had been reported and the body was still gathering information.

Originally published as Jandakot Flight Centre light aircraft crash lands at Darwin Airport, pilot uninjured