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BREAKING NEWS: Jet Airways ATR72 nose wheel collapses at Ahmedabad, airport shut down – Bangalore Aviation

BREAKING NEWS: Jet Airways ATR72 nose wheel collapses at Ahmedabad, airport shut down

July 22, 2010 Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: Jet Airways ATR72 nose wheel collapses at Ahmedabad, airport shut down 199 Views

Jet Airways ATR72-500A Jet Airways turbo-prop ATR72-500 (ATR72-212A) registration VT-JCA performing flight 9W2510 from Indore to Ahmedabad airport with 57 passengers and four crew on-board had a nose wheel collapse soon after landing at Ahmedabad airport around 21:20 (15:50Z). The airplane is blocking the single runway of the airport.

All passengers and crew are safe and were de-planed via stairs and taken to the terminal where the airline staff is catering to their needs.

All flight operations at Ahmedabad airport are shut down for the last 2h45min. Passengers of other airlines who were scheduled to depart have also been dis-embarked from their respective aircraft.

A crane is awaited to lift and move the aircraft off the runway.

VT-JCA has construction number 572 and was delivered to Jet Airways in October 1999.

Update 1
It is learnt that the nose gear strut had cracked and the two nose wheels had collapsed. The airline is still awaiting the return of their team from Ahmedabad to Mumbai before they can release further details.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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