September 14th 2023.
On Thursday, a major incident occurred at the Mumbai Airport when a Bombardier Learjet private jet with 8 people onboard crashed landed and skidded off the runway. The mishap took place at around 5.04 pm, and the aircraft was carrying 6 passengers and 2 crew members. Fortunately, all 8 people injured in the incident were taken to the hospital.
The VSR Aviation Learjet 45 aircraft VT-DBL, which was travelling from Vizag to Mumbai, skidded off the runway at taxi way WHISKEY due to heavy rains in the city and caught fire. All operations of the airport were shut down for an hour, but after the DGCA and ATC clearance, the runway opened at 6.47 pm. Fire erupted inside the aircraft but luckily, no casualties were reported.
The aviation regulator DGCA confirmed the event and said that the aircraft was involved in a runway excursion while landing on runway 27 at Mumbai airport. The visibility was 700m with heavy rain. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport also released a statement saying that there were no casualties and that their airside team was on-ground to assist with the clearance on-site.
VSR Aviation, which is based in New Delhi, offers “safe” and “affordable” forms of air travel for corporate travellers and others who need to travel to remote locations. It is worth noting that the Learjet aircraft is owned by Canadian Bombardier Aerospace since 1990 and Bombardier announced to discontinue the production of these aircraft in 2022.
The Mumbai Airport incident is a reminder of how careful we should be while flying in such weather conditions. We hope all the injured passengers make a speedy recovery and that such events do not occur again in the future.
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