The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident involving a Talofa Airways aircraft last week at Pago Pago Airport in American Samoa.
Photo: RNZI/Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia
A territorial lawmaker has voiced concerns over the slow emergency response from the airport's rescue crew to the incident.
A spokesperson for the aviation administration Ian Gregor says the plane from Apia landed without incident on 11 January.
But while the Twin Commander aircraft was taxiing, the main landing gear collapsed.
Mr Gregor said there were eight passengers on board and nobody was injured.
The senator Magalei Logovi'i was among the passengers, and says he is concerned with the slow response from airport rescue crew.
However, Mr Gregor said a landing-gear collapse when an aircraft is taxiing slowly would not generally be an emergency.
He said it was up to the pilot to declare an emergency and that there was no requirement for a pilot to request an emergency response to such an incident.
Magalei has set a committee hearing later this week to receive testimony from airport officials on this incident.
