The private jet of Tim Hortons co-founder Ron Joyce crashed at his Nova Scotia golf resort Sunday, but passengers escaped without any major injuries.
The entrepreneur's jet was landing at the private Fox Harb'r Resort in northern Nova Scotia at around 2:30 p.m.
RCMP say they were landing in high winds and wet snow when it appeared that a wing hit the runway and spun the jet, which came to a stop near the end of the private runway.
RCMP spokesman Constable Paul Calder said there were no major injuries, and that the plane did not catch fire.
"The report we had is that possibly a wing may have dipped and caught the ground and spun the aircraft around," Calder told The Globe and Mail.
"There certainly was some damage to it. But the main thing was everybody was up and walking."
The Bombardier Global 5000 was travelling to the resort, near the community of Wallace, N.S., after taking off from Hamilton, Ont.
RCMP has confirmed the jet was carrying two crew members and eight passengers, including Joyce and his son, Steven Joyce.
"It's a pretty windy day, we were bouncing around a fair amount," Steven Joyce told The Canadian Press.
"We've activated our emergency response plan. It's one of those things that you put together and you never really think you're going to use it."
He said the landing gear had folded during the crash, leaving the plane lying on its stomach.
The Canadian Press reported that the new jet had been delivered to the resort last month.
Officials from the Transportation Safety Board were at the resort Sunday evening to determine if an investigation was necessary.
Officials at Bombardier said they had been contacted and would co-operate in any investigation.
The Mounties continued their own investigation from a mobile command post established at Fox Harb'r and said the province's Environmental Department had been contacted because the jet was still carrying fuel.
Fox Harb'r Resort has said a statement would be released on Monday.
The resort, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, has its own 5,000-ft. airstrip, capable of handling large jets.
Joyce, 77, grew up in Tatamagouche, N.S, and started the Tim Hortons chain with its namesake in the 1960s.
He announced its sale to the Wendy's fast-food chain in 1995.
With a report from The Canadian Press
