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Air ambulance flying from Nagpur to Hyderabad made emergency landing at Mumbai airport.
A full emergency was declared for a non-scheduled Beechcraft VT-JIL aircraft on route from Nagpur to Hyderabad. The flight carrying 02 crew member, 01 patient, 01 relative and 01 doctor was diverted to Mumbai and did a belly-landing at CSMIA at 21:09 hrs. The airports emergency response team including the fire and rescue responders, follow-me vehicles, CISF, medical team amongst many others was activated instantly and on standby to provide immediate assistance to ensure the safe evacuation of the passengers. As a precautionary method, CSMIA also foamed RWY 27 in order to avoid the aircraft catching fire. All passengers were evacuated safely and flights operating in and out of CSMIA remain on schedule.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri lauded captain of the aircraft Kesari Singh for showing great skills to ensure that the plane lands safely.
“A Jet Serve Ambulance with a patient onboard lost a wheel during takeoff from Nagpur. Showing immense presence of mind Capt Kesari Singh belly landed the aircraft on foam carpeting in Mumbai. All onboard are safe. Commendable effort by @DGCAIndia @CSMIA_Official& other agencies,” Puri said in a tweet.
