Close shave for state plane crew

Allahabad: It was a miraculous escape for the crew of the state plane VT UP Jet when it developed some technical snag and bumped off the runway while landing at the Bamrauli airbase at 3.10 pm on Friday.
The plane had come from Lucknow and was scheduled to carry additional advocate general J N Mathur to the state capital.
Following the mishap, Jet Airways Gorakhpur-Allahabad-New Delhi flight had to be cancelled.
Though initial reports said that a tyre had burst causing the mishap, the airport authorities said that the plane’s nose wheel dipped, forcing a disturbed landing.
According to Jet Airways authorities, they had to cancel a full flight from Gorakhpur which was scheduled to arrive at 3.40 pm and take off at 4.15 pm. Following the incident, its 50-seater plane was stranded at Gorakhpur.
23/02/08 Times of India

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Categories: airports Feb 2008, Safety Feb 2008