Aircraft overrun at Mumbai
A Sahara Boeing 737-800 Went off the runway at Mumbai on the Sunday 9 October at 1350 UTC.
For those familiar with Mumbai airport the aircraft touched down somewhere between taxiways B4 and C and overran the runway(RW 27) by about 160FT.All 120 passengers and crew evacuated safely with no injuries.
The aircraft nose wheel is stuck in the damp mud and the engines have also partially wedged into the ground.
It was a command training flight for an Indian captain and a Bolivian or Russian instructor on the right seat. Also heard that despite repeated instructions by ATC that they are high and to go around they landed nearly 4000Ft past the threshold.
Flight operations in Mumbai are in Chaos with nearly 30 diversions and also flights being delayed for the last two days.
Also typical of the Indian Airport Authority, they have been unable to remove the jet due lack of equipment and one attempt had the aircraft sinking back into the Mud.
Indian Aviation is booming with growth of nearly 25% annually but the ATC and airport infrastructure are unable to cope with the rise in aircraft and passenger traffic and are understaffed and poorly equipped. Also a number of expat pilots have been hired by the domestic airlines and have a tough time with ATC and Jurassic regulations.