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DGCA orders probe into Kingfisher aircraft incident in Mumbai

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 20:32 IST
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New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today ordered a probe into the incident of a Kingfisher Airlines aircraft skidding on a wet runway while landing at the Mumbai airport. The directorate ordered an investigation into the incident, DGCA officials said here.


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The airline also launched its own enquiry and derostered both pilots of the turbo-prop ATR plane till it was over, DGCA and Kingfisher Airlines officials said. The plane, with 42 passengers and four crew on board, overshot the rain-soaked runway as it landed. All passengers and crew were safe and evacuated from the aircraft.

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