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Navy’s fighter jet makes emergency landing at MIA

Navy’s fighter jet makes emergency landing at MIA


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru/New Delhi, Feb 28, 2017 : A MiG-29K fighter jet of Indian Navy made an emergency landing at Mangaluru airport due to a hydraulic failure and was stuck on the runway for several hours as it suffered a tyre burst.

 

jet 28 feb 17As many as eight flights were affected as the runway operation was shut completely for about three hours. "During a routine training sortie, a MIG 29 K fighter aircraft diverted to Mangalore airfield following a hydraulic emergency.

"During the landing the aircraft experienced a tyre burst and couldn’t clear off the runway. A second MIG 29K had escorted the aircraft," Navy Spokesperson Captain D K Sharma said.

A recovery team was sent to Mangaluru airport which cleared off the runway around 8 PM. Several flights were diverted from Mangaluru to Benguluru. Three arrivals and five departures were affected due to the runway closure between 5PM and 8PM, a Manguluru airport official said.

The MiG-29K had taken off from aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and when the pilot suspected hydraulic failure, he decided to divert the aircraft to Manguluru airport and sought its emergency landing.


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Shruthi ganesh, Bantwal Tue, February-28-2017, 11:13
Luckily there wee no casualties reported , think is the second incident of the same in a day
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