IAF plane runs over 2 pigs

Nagpur: The installation of hi-tech 'zon guns' near the runway at Nagpur airport to scare away animals and birds from the operational area has failed to serve its purpose. Two pigs were crushed under the wheels of an Indian Air Force IL-76 (Gajraj) aircraft while it was landing at 10.30 pm on Wednesday night.
Sources at the airport said, "A major mishap was averted at the air-port premises on Wednesday night. The pigs coming under the wheels of an aircraft could have led to a mishap." The incident took place during local flying (training programme) of IAF's IL-76 aircraft, they said.
The IAF pilots reported the matter to AAI immediately upon landing. The dead pigs were spotted on the runway during an inspection immediately afterwards, sources said.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) had recently installed 12 zon guns —an LPG cylinder-operated device with a rotating barrel that booms roughly every 30-40 seconds.
02/04/08 Sachin Dravekar/Times of India

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Categories: Airports May 2008, Safety May 2008