KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) CN-235 transport aircraft that skidded while landing at Kuching International Airport (KIA) this morning experienced a nose landing gear issue.
RMAF’s Public Relations division in a statement today confirmed the 11.15am incident, which went viral on social media.
“The aircraft from the No.1 Squadron, Kuching Air Base, encountered a nose landing gear problem while landing after completing a logistics flight from Labuan and Kota Kinabalu.
“All crew members and passengers are safe and did not sustain injuries. RMAF will set up a board of inquiry to determine the cause of the incident,” the statement read.
Earlier, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, via its official Facebook page, informed that the runway at KIA was temporarily closed following the incident to facilitate the removal of the RMAF aircraft and runway cleaning operations.
A Notice to Airmen was issued and the closure remained in effect until 3pm. All flights at the airport were disrupted.
The airport authorities said the runway would reopen once it is declared safe by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia.
— Bernama
