AI plane tilts while landing on runway

MALAPPURAM (KERALA): Nearly 161 passengers and crew on board an Air India flight had a narrow escape on Friday when the aircraft's right wing grazed
the runway while landing at Karippur International Airport in Malapppuram.

According to airport sources, AI 962 from Jeddah to Karippur (Calicut), tilted while landing, resulting in the tip of its right wing rubbing the runway. However the pilot was able to stop the aircraft in time to avoid a major tragedy.

All passengers were safe and the aircraft did not suffer any damage except some paint on the wing getting scraped, the sources said.

A senior airport official said there was prima facie nothing wrong with landing parameters like weather, wind speed and visibility.

Only a detailed probe, including the examination of Flight Data Recorder, could bring out the reason for the aircraft tilting while landing, the official said.

The aircraft has been grounded and engineers from Mumbai were expected to arrive at the site for detailed check, he added.

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