No injuries after plane makes emergency landing on Great Slave Lake

An Ahmic Air aircraft made an emergency landing on Great Slave Lake on Yellowknife's Back Bay around noon on Thursday.

There was one pilot on board the single-engine aircraft, who was not injured, according to an emergency official.

RCMP, firefighters, ambulances and municipal bylaw were dispatched after the pilot notified people on the ground of the situation, according an RCMP news release.

Originally, the plan was to land the plane on the Detah ice road.

"Due to snow conditions [not enough snow] on the ice road, the emergency landing was redirected to an airstrip on Back Bay," states the release.

According to Ahmic Air owner Stephen Jeffery, a stretched ski cable led to the emergency landing near its base on Back Bay. He said the cable keeps the ski in place.

Jeffery said the emergency landing was a precaution and the plane landed normally.

Jeffrey says if the ski's back-up cable hadn't done its job, the outcome of the landing could have been very different.

Ahmic Air operates out of Yellowknife, offering charter services on DHC-2 Beavers on floats and skis, according to its website.

RCMP say they are not investigating the emergency landing.