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Guard, pilots save the day: Beechcraft makes safe belly landing in Mumbai

The Beechcraft King Air C-90 aircraft, carrying a doctor, a patient and one other passenger, had lost a wheel during take-off from Nagpur

The pilots made a low pass before proceeding to make a belly landing. Photo: Twitter
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The pilots made a low pass before proceeding to make a belly landing. Photo: Twitter

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
The alertness of a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) guard and skills of two pilots saved three passengers on board a Beechcraft King Air C-90 aircraft which lost a wheel during take-off from Nagpur on Thursday evening.
 
The aircraft, carrying a doctor a patient and one other passenger, made a successful belly landing at Mumbai after hovering in the sky to burn extra fuel. The pilots made a low pass before proceeding to make a belly landing.
 
"The airport’s emergency response team — the fire and rescue responders, follow-me vehicles, CISF and medical team, among many others —

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