Air India Express plane hits Trichy airport compound wall
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Air India Express plane hits Trichy airport compound wall
Air India Express plane hits Trichy airport compound wall, lands safely in Mumbai
Cause unknown as of now.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/66173131.cms
Cause unknown as of now.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/66173131.cms
Air India Express plane hits Trichy airport compound wall, lands safely in Mumbai
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/66173131.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/66173131.cms
Wow, another lottery win for the passengers. There are easier and cheaper ways of removing masonry. Plane did well though,
Folks,
Reminds me of something similar years ago, forget where, up in NW India, but an Indian Airlines B737 but a truck on a local road that passed the runway centreline.
It was a nice hot day, and as I recall, the aircraft was well over the WAT limit weight.
In the final accident report, the poor sodding truck driver was lumped with 50% of the blame for driving legally along the public road.
Tootle pip!!
Reminds me of something similar years ago, forget where, up in NW India, but an Indian Airlines B737 but a truck on a local road that passed the runway centreline.
It was a nice hot day, and as I recall, the aircraft was well over the WAT limit weight.
In the final accident report, the poor sodding truck driver was lumped with 50% of the blame for driving legally along the public road.
Tootle pip!!
Times of India reports 130 on board so even with a decent fuel load for Dubai and the usual excess baggage it shouldn't have been close to WAT limits on a night time take off.
They had to travel horizontally through the localizer antenna to reach that low brick wall. If you were not aware of that as the plane ploughed through, you must have been totally oblivious to anything going on around you.
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Tabs please !
"The matter was conveyed to the pilot in command. The pilot in command reported that the aircraft systems were operating normally."
photo of the damage
photo of the damage
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Shades of the “Bristol Cowboy”.
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I don't get it either. The wall looks to be 6 ft tall max, how could the landing gear not take it out? Surely the gear could not be stowed at an altitude of 6 ft?!
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I watched a few Indian news reports of the incident on YouTube. There was a photo showing chain-link fencing stuck between the tires on the gear. Also, there are two sections of the wall missing, both approximately equal in size. The holes seemed to close together to be L/R gear though. But it was a quick glimpse.
Note, the wall was topped with chain link fence, which is obviously gone after this strike.
Also, there is a road immediately on the other side of the wall.
Note, the wall was topped with chain link fence, which is obviously gone after this strike.
Also, there is a road immediately on the other side of the wall.