Air India pilot averts collision with chopper on presidential duty
A helicopter that was part of a fleet carrying President Pratibha Patil just missed colliding with an Air India plane with 150 people on board on Monday morning, airport and government officials said.
Just before the Air India pilot was about to take off for Delhi from the Mumbai runway he saw the chopper about , 200 metres in front of the plane.
The Mumbai airport’s air traffic control also asked the Air India pilot to apply the emergency brakes.
When the pilot slammed the brakes, a tyre burst. But all the passengers and crew on board the helicopter and plane emerged unscathed from the incident. The President flew back to Delhi in the evening, officials said.
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Just before the Air India pilot was about to take off for Delhi from the Mumbai runway he saw the chopper about , 200 metres in front of the plane.
The Mumbai airport’s air traffic control also asked the Air India pilot to apply the emergency brakes.
When the pilot slammed the brakes, a tyre burst. But all the passengers and crew on board the helicopter and plane emerged unscathed from the incident. The President flew back to Delhi in the evening, officials said.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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