Air ambulance makes belly landing at Mumbai airport after losing wheel

The Mumbai airport saw anxious moments on Thursday as an air ambulance had to make an emergency landing after one of its wheels fell off. Even as a full emergency was declared at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, the plane managed to land safely.

The wheel of the Beechcraft VT-JIL aircraft, belonging to Jetserve Aviation, fell off at Nagpur airport soon after take-off. The fallen wheel was noticed by a CISF staffer who raised the alarm and informed airport authorities and the Air Traffic Controller. The ATC raised a distress call and a decision was made to make an emergency landing at Mumbai airport.

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