What happened
On 14 April 2023, a British Aerospace Jetstream Model 3112, registered as C-FCPE, was conducting a training flight departing from Fort Smith Airport (CYSM) in the Northwest Territories. The flight, operated by Northwestern Air Lease Ltd., was manned by a captain and a first officer.
After departing the airport at 10:25 Mountain Daylight Time, the aircraft returned to Fort Smith at 12:27. During the landing sequence, the left main landing gear unit collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. While there were no injuries reported among the crew, the aircraft sustained significant damage, including impacts to the engine, propeller, wing tip, and the belly cargo pod.