A full emergency was declared at the Mumbai airport for a non-scheduled Nagpur to Hyderabad flight on Thursday night.
A Jet Serve Aviation C-90 aircraft VT-JIL was operating an ambulance flight from Nagpur with a patient on board. The aircraft was diverted to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after it lost the front landing gear (wheel) while taking off from Nagpur.
The aircraft with a patient, medical team and two crew members landed safely on its belly at the Mumbai airport.
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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.
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