A privately-owned Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft (VP-BZE) was blown off Malta IAP's apron-4 on Wednesday night, ploughing through
a perimeter fence and into the road before crashing into a building. No
injuries were reported at the incident in Ħal-Farruġ.
"It
seems like it was the result of the strong winds. The building didn't sustain
major damage, but we presume the aircraft did," Polidano Group's legal
representative J.P. Sammut told Times of Malta,
after he was informed about the incident through airport security. Nobody was
present in the building at the time of impact.
Transport
Malta and Malta IAP officials are investigating the incident,
while the Bureau of Accident Investigation are also investigating. The police
and armed forces were on site and closed the road off to traffic.
In
a statement, M.I.A. said its operations and security teams were deployed to the
scene immediately to safeguard the integrity of the aerodrome and secure the
airport perimeter. M.I.A.'s Rescue and Fire Fighting Services were also on the
scene as a precautionary measure, however there were no injuries reported. (Source: timesofmalta.com, 27-Dec-2017)