Mumbai: An air ambulance made an emergency touchdown on the Mumbai airport on Thursday night after one in every of its wheels separated and fell on the bottom throughout takeoff from Nagpur with 5 folks, together with one affected person, on board.
The crew and affected person escaped unharmed. The crew of the Jet Serve Aviation C-90 plane VT-JIL confirmed the pilot did a stomach touchdown with no touchdown gear taken out. Foam was placed on the runway to forestall hearth.
“As a precautionary method, CSMIA (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport) also foamed runway 27 in order to avoid the aircraft catching fire. All passengers were evacuated safely and flights operating in and out of CSMIA remain on schedule: Mumbai Airport,” ANI quoted officers on the Mumbai Airport as saying. News Agency ANI posted visuals from the location on its Twitter deal with.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lauded the plane’s captain for “showing immense presence of mind” and confirmed that each one onboard are secure.
“A Jet Serve Ambulance with a patient onboard lost a wheel during takeoff from Nagpur. Showing immense presence of mind Capt Kesari Singh belly landed the aircraft on foam carpeting in Mumbai. All onboard are safe. Commendable effort by @DGCAIndia @CSMIA_Official & other agencies,” he tweeted.
Meanwhile, full emergency has been declared for a non-scheduled Nagpur to Hyderabad flight within the wake of the incident.
