AI flight makes hard landing at Mangalore airport

Mangalore: Two years after an Air India aircraft overshot the runway and killed 158 passengers, another harrowing time was reported at the Mangalore airport after an Air India flight arriving from Dubai made a hard landing.
“The aircraft bounced after landing, giving us a chill in our spines” said a passenger. The matter was hushed up by the airliner, but the airport authorities informed the Director General of Civil Aviation who is enquiring into the situation that led to the near-horrific landing.
According to sources, the pilot landed the aircraft 30 metres outside the landing threshold and on the loose tarmac at the beginning of the runway. As a result, the aircraft’s hind tyres were damaged.
16/08/12 M Raghuram/Daily News & Analysis

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