Pictured: An IndiGo Airbus A320-232 taking off from Ahmedabad
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Contact photographer Sunandan Subramaniam
What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from Guwahati to Kolkata
Where: Kolkata India
When: Oct 27 2010
Who: 169 people on board
Why: 7.30pm on approach to Kolkata, the pilot notified ATC that his plane had developed a problem with the hydraulics, and landing gear problems were ruled out.
The plane made a safe landing at 7:53 pm. Nose gear steering was unavailable, so the plane was towed to the gate. While the plane was stuck on the runway, the airport shut down operations, although not for long. Incoming planes had to circle for less than half an hour.
The next leg of the plane’s itinerary was Chennai; another plane was flown in to accommodate the passengers.
Qantas flight QF-123 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on April 15th.
