Thiruvananthapuram: The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started an inquiry into the collapse of the nose wheel of a Cessna 172-R aircraft during a solo training flight in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.
The trainee pilot escaped unhurt although the newly acquired aircraft was badly damaged during landing on the main runway of the international airport at 2.45 p.m. The first three landings were uneventful. During approach the fourth time, the trainee pilot faced problems. The nose wheel and the middle portion got damaged, sources said. The fire services wing of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) rushed to the scene but there was no fire or injury, sources said.
The aircraft was swiftly removed from the runway and flight operations were not affected, AAI sources said.
23/02/14 The Hindu
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The trainee pilot escaped unhurt although the newly acquired aircraft was badly damaged during landing on the main runway of the international airport at 2.45 p.m. The first three landings were uneventful. During approach the fourth time, the trainee pilot faced problems. The nose wheel and the middle portion got damaged, sources said. The fire services wing of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) rushed to the scene but there was no fire or injury, sources said.
The aircraft was swiftly removed from the runway and flight operations were not affected, AAI sources said.
23/02/14 The Hindu
