Mumbai/New Delhi: The DGCA has ordered a probe into the near mishap in which 121 people onboard an Air India plane had a miraculous escape when the aircraft's tail hit the runway in Mumbai while landing at high speed.
The aircraft's two pilots, including a female commander, have been derostered from flying duties following the incident yesterday, sources in Mumbai said today.
The sources said the pilots may not be allowed to fly again until the DGCA report is out so that necessary correctional training could be given to them.
An Air India official said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered the inquiry following the incident which occurred at 8.30 AM while the plane(AI 614) was landing at the Mumbai airport from Ahmedabad during which the tail scraped the runway at high speed.
"The matter has gone to the DGCA. There will be an inquiry shortly. We have to wait for the DGCA report. It seems to be a matter of tail strike which occurs when a pilot flies the aircraft above a certain prescribed angle," the official said.
13/03/12 PTI/Economic Times
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