Airliners-India.com Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  GoAir flight lands on closed runway at Mumbai          Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Civil Aviation View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message karatecatman Guest Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:54 pm    Post subject: GoAir flight lands on closed runway at Mumbai www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/goair-flight-lands-on-closed-runway-at-mumbai_10034613.html GoAir flight lands on closed runway at Mumbai April 4th, 2008 - 11:47 pm Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) A GoAir flight from Chennai to Mumbai, with 120 passengers on board, landed on a runway closed for maintenance Friday evening. The landing was normal, said an official of Airport Authority of India (AAI). The official said maintenance works were being carried out on the runway at Mumbai airport when the GoAir aircraft landed. “The runway was closed for maintenance. While workers ran for cover, the aircraft fortunately landed safely,” he said. The authorities said it could be the fault of the air traffic control officials. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to launch a probe into to the incident. GoAir said the aircraft’s pilot followed the instructions of the ATC officials. It said the aircraft landed after receiving clearance for landing at the Mumbai airport. Lucky nothing happened. Back to top selecta Member Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 813 Location: ORD Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:58 pm    Post subject: looks like somebody forgot to check the NOTAMs seriously though its good to know nobody was injured Back to top saurabhm_101 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 529 Location: Mumbai Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:25 pm    Post subject: even if it was a ATC mess up.... i think the pilots are also responsible... they are supposed to be updated with the notams for the destination... but i cant say anything until the probe is complete and we actually know what really happened... _________________ Flying High.... You and Me...! Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:21 pm    Post subject: I guess since the work was at the Aft end,there was no disaster....But this is a Very serious lapse. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top malQ Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 713 Location: Delhi, India Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:36 am    Post subject: There is da too many da pilots nowadays who not can spikka dee english or am spikking it in dee fonny phoney accents and could that be a reason? Back to top The_Goat Member Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 3260 Location: South of France Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:47 pm    Post subject: malQ wrote: There is da too many da pilots nowadays who not can spikka dee english or am spikking it in dee fonny phoney accents and could that be a reason? More former Soviet-ish like : on mument, I see za ronway and I lan ze plane ah? Why wory if ronway is zee closing? _________________ I don't know which is the more pampered bunch : AI's widebodies (the aunties) or Jet's widebodies (the planes). -Jasepl Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:21 pm    Post subject: Im Thinking How did ATC clear landing on a closed Runway...... Any followup on this. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! Back to top Boeing7xx Member Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 477 Location: WSSS Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:34 pm    Post subject: there is something missing here. In DEL it is not very difficult to get messed up on the approach to 09 and 10 while on visuals (remember the SpiceJet that landed on 10 while cleared on 09), but in BOM its quite different with the runway orientations being significantly different. Unless the PNF configured the aircraft incorrectly(highly unlikely). Back to top HAWK21M Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:38 pm    Post subject: It could have been worse,if the Aircraft in question was a Wide Body & could not stop well before the construction zone. regds MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! 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