Aviation. SpiceJet flight lands at wrong end of runway at Belgaum airport

PTI Updated - October 25, 2021 at 01:15 PM.

Pilots derostered after the incident, says airline

India's SpiceJet aircraft prepare for landing and take-off at the airport in Mumbai in this July 15, 2008 file photo. Indian low-cost carrier Spicejet said on May 30, 2012 net loss for January-March quarter widened more than four-fold to 2.49 billion rupees ($44.61 million), as fuel and airport charges swelled in the country's fiercely competitive market. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/Files (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

A SpiceJet Hyderabad-Belgaum flight landed at the wrong end of the runway at Karnataka's Belgaum airport on Sunday following which the pilots have been derostered, the airline said on Monday.

The incident took place on Sunday and the aircraft landed safely.

An airline spokesperson said in a statement that, “On October 24, SpiceJet DASH8 Q400 aircraft operated from Hyderabad to Belgaum. ATC had cleared the aircraft to land on RWY26 (runway 26) at Belgaum. The aircraft, however, landed on RWY08 (runway 8)”.

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This means that the plane touched down at the other end of the runway (termed RWY08) at the Belgaum airport instead of the designated end (RWY26) of the same runway.

The SpiceJet spokesperson said the aircraft landed safely and the airline acted “immediately and proactively” on receiving the information and informed the (Directorate General of Civil Aviation and AAIB the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau about it and immediately off rostered both pilots pending an investigation.

Published on October 25, 2021 07:45