Sri Lankan Airlines Aircraft Lands on Chennai Runway Lights

A Colombo-Chennai Sri Lankan airlines aircraft missed the centre line of the runway, damaging 13 runway lights on Monday morning. Four wheels on the left side of the aircraft which were carrying 180 passengers were damaged.
However the pilot corrected the course and made a safe landing and also brought the flight to the apron.
According to Indian officials heavy rains could have affected visibility, leading to the aircraft landing away from the centre line, Sri Lankan airlines official say that the incident was caused by tyre burst.
15/10/08 Chandana S. Jayakody/Sinhalaya News Agency, Sri Lanka

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