Originally Posted by jumpdrive
around 10 am
coming from coimbatore
an airdeccan brand new ATR72-500
VT-DKC
crash landed in rwy 27
bounced hard
then it came to rest on one side of airport
the aircraft is total loss
minor injuries for pax and cabin crew
will try to upload pictures
airport re opened aprox 3pm
Hmmm, interesting divergence in the accounts of what happened. "Total loss", or just "minor landing incident"?
According to the local newspaper The Deccan Herald:
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanhe...2162006311.asp
Bangalore airport resumes operation
Bangalore,DHNS:
The Bangalore airport which was shut down Saturday morning resumed operations in the afternoon.
Early this morning, an Air Deccan flight DN-108- Coimbatore-Bangalore aircraft had a
minor landing incident.
The flight took off from Coimbatore Airport and landed at in Bangalore airport at 10.17 a.m, carrying 40 passengers and four crew members, all of whom are safe.
On landing, there appeared to be a landing gear problem and the aircraft came to a stop a few yards off the runway. The airport was shut down for a few hours causing disruption the schedule of flights operating out of the Bangalore airport.
However, the situation is under control and the airport has become operational, according to sources.