18 emergency, rough landing incidents in 2010

A total of 13 emergency landing incidents and five instances of rough landing involving various airlines took place last year, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

"During the year 2010, there was one incident each of emergency landing involving aircraft of Air India Express, Kingfisher and Jet Airways, two incidents of emergency landing involving aircraft of Spice Jet and four incidents each of emergency landing involving aircraft of Jet Lite and Go Air," Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said in a written reply.

"During the same period, five incidents of rough landing involving aircraft of Spice Jet were reported," he said.

All the incidents including emergency landing and rough landing are investigated as per the provisions of Aircraft Rules, 1937. While the investigation of all the five rough landing incidents have been completed, investigation in 10 out of 13 incidents of emergency landing have been completed.

Safety recommendations emanating from these investigations are also implemented to minimise the recurrence of such incidents, he said.

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