Instead of trying to land on the narrow Ísafjörður airport with only two wheels down, the captain decided to fly about 230 km to the much larger Keflavík Airport to attempt an emergency landing there. Despite the front part of the engine almost breaking off in the explosion, the plane managed to land in Keflavík with minimal additional damage to the plane.
Rather than attempting a perilous touchdown on the limited Ísafjörður runway with only two wheels down, the pilot chose to divert to the larger Keflavík Airport for a potentially safer emergency landing.