Wings of chartered planes brush each other at Goa airport

A Moscow-bound Trans Aero aircraft with 356 passengers on board brushed with a UK-bound Iber World chartered plane on ground before take-off at the Goa airport.

A Moscow-bound Trans Aero aircraft with 356 passengers on board brushed with a UK-bound Iber World chartered plane on ground before take-off at the Goa airport on Sunday. No injuries were reported. “The Moscow-bound plane’s right wing brushed the tail wing of the chartered aircraft when the former was taking a turnaround to take-off,” an airport official said.

The incident occurred at around half past two in the afternoon. All the passengers were evacuated as both the planes were grounded blocking incoming traffic at the airport, the official said. Outgoing flights managed to take off using an alternate runway.

Meanwhile, a team of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will arrive in Goa on Monday to probe the incident. Goa airport authorities have submitted a preliminary report of the incident while detailed investigation will be conducted by the DGCA team.

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“The team will see whether there was any lapse on the part of the pilots,” Goa Airport director D Paul Manickam said. Following the incident, two bays remained occupied decreasing the space at the already congested airport. Officials said the accident took place due to inadequate facilities existing at the airport. “They have problem to take turn in the parking bay,” Manickam said.

Officials contended that Sunday was usually a busy day. The accident delayed flight operations by half an hour in the evening. Both the aircrafts will be inspected by engineers on Monday who will certify whether they can fly or not. Goa airport receives 37 flights a day, of which 7 are chartered aircraft and most of them have wide bodies. The tourist season has begun in the state and a total 700-odd flights are expected to land here till the end of March.

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