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Fly BVI allegedly makes emergency landing

An informed and reliable source has alleged that a Fly BVI aircraft made it safely into the mechanic shop after flying with one engine working. Photo: BVIaircharter.com
BVIAA Managing Director Mr. Denniston Fraser and Fly BVI management could not confirm or give details about the alleged incident. Photo: VINO/File
BVIAA Managing Director Mr. Denniston Fraser and Fly BVI management could not confirm or give details about the alleged incident. Photo: VINO/File
BEEF ISLAND, VI – With increasing concerns about air worthy aircrafts and the spiraling accidents in this sector, note was taken of an aircraft allegedly belonging to Fly BVI making an emergency landing earlier today, January 3, 2014 with one engine working.

Our reliable and authentic source said that at approximately 11:40 a.m., the aircraft which was being flown by one Mr. Jeff Brown, was allegedly forced to make the emergency landing and head straight onto the slings in the workshop at the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport for emergency remedial works.

“From my observations there was no passengers on board and that was a very good thing but having to fly in with one operational engine on an aircraft is a major problem that warrants immediate urgent attention,” said the source.

Contacted for further confirmation, the officer responding to calls at the Fly BVI office confirmed that both Mr. Jeff Brown and Mr. Steve Pelletier were out flying. The operator said that she was not aware of a problem.

Contact was also made with the BVI Airport Authority (BVIAA) Managing Director Mr. Denniston S. Fraser who said that he was not aware of the problem. He explained that in such cases the aircraft goes directly to the slings in the mechanic shop and the information is not necessarily immediately made available to him.

He however transferred this news site to another line for confirmation, but we were told that they were too busy at the time to give any comment and they couldn’t immediately contact Mr. Fraser for confirmation to release the information.

10 Responses to “Fly BVI allegedly makes emergency landing”

  • ann (03/01/2014, 16:30) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    My my
  • Lady- Pilot (03/01/2014, 23:29) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Any twin-engine plane can safely land with one engine. Every pilot is tranined to do that. Some of you might remember when in the eightees Capt. Lynton Wheatley landed AIR BVI's DC3 safely WITH passengers on it, after he LOST one propeller!!!
    • wise up (04/01/2014, 16:24) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      lady-pilot: you actally remember that day....you are old !!!!!!! we still those great pilots sitting here in BVI and we need to begin our air bvi again...i also remember that day because i worked at the airport( i am getting old),,,,
  • Hmm (04/01/2014, 05:45) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    See why we need the airport expansion…lol
  • wise up (04/01/2014, 06:28) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
    why all the games to simply get comfirmation on the incident; the air-craft is used to transport the public and we have the right to know how safe these planes are....its not a cargo plane its is passanger plane
  • ABC (04/01/2014, 11:01) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hope all is well
  • @wise up (04/01/2014, 14:47) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Even if it was a cargo plane-they fly over my apartment....dont want them 'dropping by'
  • lily (05/01/2014, 00:57) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    I witnessed that same thing with Cape Air a month ago.. The aircraft was powering up to take off then the engines died down. They powered up again, then it died down!! It was scary. Then I saw the plane return to the apron and passengers came off. Then I knew it was something sinister.
  • Humble man (05/01/2014, 12:14) Like (1) Dislike (7) Reply
    This show we need more Jesus in our islands!
  • You idiots (07/12/2015, 00:27) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    This only shows to me the wonderful skills of the pilots we are blessed to have. It seems Mr. Brown acted professionally and with great skill. This is something that should be praised. It also shows that the current facility at a Beef Island is not only adequate for our needs, but properly manned and professionally managed. There are obviously jealous competitors lurking around the airfield with nothing better to do than cast aspersions and make sinister remarks. Shame on you.


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