Naim 6 Report post Posted October 11, 2008 Go Air emergency landing: Engineer suspended for missing the missing wheel Express News Service Posted: Oct 11, 2008 at 0057 hrs IST New Delhi, October 10 A day after a Go Air flight made an emergency landing at IGI Airport with one of its nose wheels missing, the flight safety engineer was suspended on Friday. The wheel of the Mumbai-Delhi G8-456 flight fell on the runway in Mumbai airport soon after the aircraft took off on Thursday afternoon. None of the 123 people on board was hurt in the incident. According to a senior airport official, initial investigations reveal that the aircraft had undergone maintenance work earlier on Thursday. “There was some problem in the wing and it seems the nose wheel had been removed while repairing it,” the official said. “But the engineer probably forgot to fix it back.” The Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) today sought a detailed inquiry. “We have directed (Go Air) to suspend the air safety engineer and further inquiry is being carried out,” DGCA’s Kanu Gohain said. The Airbus A-320 aircraft was inducted in the Go Air fleet in November 2007. The DGCA will also question officials from Airbus about the incident. On Thursday, within minutes of the take-off at 2.23 pm, a Mumbai airport employee who was on runway to scare away birds, noticed the wheel missing. He alerted the Mumbai Air Traffic Controller, which informed the airline. The problem escalated for the airline staff since there was no way to ascertain whether the nose wheel or the rear wheel was missing. The pilot, Captain Hardeep Singh, was informed about the missing wheel barely 35 minutes before landing. He did a low fly past to identify which wheel was missing and engineers on ground at IGI identified it. The aircraft finally landed on the primary runway on its rear wheels, with the pilot ensuring that the front wheel touched down as softly as possible. The passengers in the first 11 rows were moved back and enough fuel was burnt to make the aircraft light. The DGCA, meanwhile, has appreciated the pilot’s efforts. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/go...g-wheel/371890/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Gota 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 Any Pics This my 50th Post Any Pics and rego This my 50th Post My golden Jubilee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilber Tan 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 interesting!!!!! hahaha..luckily that ppl saw it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 Plane is VT-WAF, operating as flight G8-456 BOM-DEL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muhd Hisyam 5 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 yeah.... any pic?? good job for pilot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
