Indigo AT72 at Hubli on Jun 14th 2021, burst tyres on landing
Last Update: June 24, 2021 / 16:42:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-7979
Departure
Kannur, India
Destination
Hubli, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IYX
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The runway was closed for about 4 hours until the aircraft could be moved off the runway.
The airport reported the aircraft performed a balked landing due to heavy winds and bad weather and landed about 30 minutes later. Soon after touchdown the crew reported they suspected blown tyres and stopped on the runway. 18 passengers booked onto the onward leg to Bangalore were delayed due to the cancellation of the onward sector.
On Jun 24th 2021 India's AIB reported: "The aircraft made a balked landing at Hubli airport. After landing, both nose gear tires burst." and rated the occurrence a serious incident. The occurrence is under investigation.
Metars:
VOHB 150030Z 28009KT 6000 SCT008 SCT012 BKN080 22/21 Q1007=
VOHB 141200Z 24010KT 9999 SCT008 SCT012 BKN080 24/22 Q1007=
VOHB 141100Z 26009KT 9999 SCT008 SCT012 BKN080 25/21 Q1006=
VOHB 141000Z 24008KT 9999 SCT010 SCT015 BKN080 26/20 Q1006=
VOHB 140900Z 24009KT 9999 FEW010 SCT015 BKN080 26/20 Q1007=
VOHB 140800Z 25011KT 9999 FEW010 SCT015 BKN080 26/20 Q1007=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-7979
Departure
Kannur, India
Destination
Hubli, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IYX
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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