Emergency declared at Mumbai airport as aircraft does belly landing

New Delhi: A Beechcraft aircraft on route from Nagpur to Mumbai, carrying two crew members, one patient, a relative and a doctor, on Thursday did a belly landing at the Mumbai airport after its landing gear fell off leading to an emergency being declared by the airport.

A belly landing occurs when an aircraft lands without its landing gear fully extended and uses its belly as its primary landing device.

“A full emergency was declared for a non-scheduled Beechcraft VT-JIL aircraft on route from Nagpur to Mumbai,” a spokesperson of Mumbai airport said.

“The airports emergency response team including the fire and rescue responders, follow-me vehicles, CISF,