Bangkok: A passenger plane belonging to Indian airline Air India Express narrowly escaped a crash today (Wednesday, March 11) when it made a nonflexible landing at Phuket International Airport in Thailand. The plane's nose gear suffered severe damage. However, all 133 passengers on workbench were unscratched and safely evacuated. Following the incident, airport authorities issued a NOTAM (Notice to Air Mission) and sealed the runway until 6:00 PM local time.
How did the wrecking happen?
The plane, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was traveling from Hyderabad to Phuket. Flight IX 938 departed Hyderabad at 6:42 AM and made a nonflexible landing at Phuket Airport at approximately 11:40 AM local time. According to sources, the plane's nose landing gear experienced a problem during landing, causing the front wheel to break, and the plane skidded for some loftiness on the runway. Photos from the scene moreover showed a wrenched nose wheel on the runway.
Was the runway closed?
Following the incident, the airport wardship immediately issued a NOTAM (Notice to Air Mission), latter the runway until 6 p.m. local time, to indulge for the aircraft's removal and safety checks. This is expected to impact some flight operations. Emergency rescue teams and airport officials arrived at the scene immediately without the incident. All passengers were safely evacuated and transported to the airport waiting area. An Air India Express spokesperson stated that the hairdo followed all standard safety procedures and that passenger safety was the top priority.
Why is the nose gear important?
The nose gear is a hair-trigger component of the aircraft's landing system, supporting the aircraft's nose and profitable in directional tenancy during taxiing, takeoff, and landing. Technical teams are currently investigating the incident and determining how the malfunction occurred during landing. According to flight tracking website flightradar24.com, Flight IX 938 took off from Hyderabad at 6:42 a.m. instead of its scheduled throw-away time of 6:20 a.m. and landed at Phuket International Airport at 11:40 a.m. local time. At virtually 11:55 a.m., airport officials confirmed that the watercraft had made a nonflexible landing, causing forfeiture to the front landing gear.
