Transportation Safety Board investigating cause of small plane crash on P.E.I.
Pilot being interviewed by safety board
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is looking into what caused a single engine plane to crash Sunday in Hampton. P.E.I.
The pilot and two passengers were not seriously injured when the plane had to make an emergency landing in a farmer's field and flipped upside down.
The crash happened just weeks after the plane's pilot was given certification to run a flight school and sightseeing business.
Plane removed from crash site
The pilot, Paul Tymstra, said he was giving a sight seeing tour to two passengers, when at 2,000 feet the plane's engine quit.
Tymstra said he managed to land the plane on its wheels at the top of the field, but as it rolled downhill, the front wheel and nose dug into the soft ground causing the plane to flip over.
On Monday, the plane was moved from the field to another location nearby and flipped upright.
Pilot to be interviewed
The safety board said the accident doesn't meet the requirement for a full public report, and it has not sent anyone to the site for the investigation.
However the TSB said it's collecting information from the pilot and maintenance engineers will examine the plane's engine. The safety board said if any safety issues are discovered they will be sent along to the regulator and the industry.
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With files from Steve Bruce