Mid-air scare for IAF aircraft, safely lands at Begumpet airport with 12 people on board

HYDERABAD: There was tense 40 minutes for trainee pilots as their training aircraft was unable to land at the Begumpet Airport as it developed a technical snag.

According to reports, when the aircraft was about to land, the hydraulic wheels did not open. As a result, the aircraft kept hovering around the airport.

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After over 40 minutes, the front wheels finally opened and the aircraft landed at the airport. A total of 12 people including the pilot safely ejected from the plane.

The Begumpet Airport was earlier notified about the emergency. Officials immediately prepared to tackle a hard landing.

Usually when an aircraft develops a technical snag, a landing would be attempted only after the fuel in the wings gets exhausted.