Mumbai airport: SpiceJet step ladder crashes into IndiGo craft wing amid strong winds
MUMBAI: A SpiceJet step ladder crashed with force into the wing of an IndiGo A320 aircraft parked at Mumbai airport during the strong wind and torrential rain that suddenly hit the city early on Saturday morning.
The accident occurred in the apron area of Mumbai airport early morning. A photograph of the wreck shows the weather guard roof of the step ladder sliced in by the leading edge of the A320 wing. The strong wind appears to have sent the step ladder reversing into the wing in high speed. After the winds abated, the split roof of the step ladder was left biting into the wing of the A320.
The incident happened on Saturday morning
The aircraft engine’s cowling appears to be damaged too though the ladder cut itself into the portion of wing between the engine and the winglet.
“From the picture it looks like the step ladder is more damaged than the wing. The wing might just need an aluminium high speed tape. But if the ladder has lacerated the wing, then there would be substantial repairs,” said a source.
