US plane blocks runway

An eight-seater private chartered aircraft with US registration overshot the runway while landing in the city, holding up the main runway for over an hour.
The plane flew in from Bangkok. On its way to Mumbai, it had a scheduled landing at Calcutta, said airport officials.
The flight, with pilot and co-pilot on board, touched down on the main runway at 10.48 am. The pilot lost control and the plane rolled off the runway and on to the adjoining field.
According to airport officials, the last such incident dates back to October 9 last year, when an Air Sahara plane overshot the runway and got stuck in the slush, disrupting services for 82 hours.
“We swung off into the kuchcha. All operations normal. I am switching off and getting down,” the pilot reportedly told the Air Traffic Control.
A security jeep was sent to the aircraft and a fire tender was kept on standby.
“The aircraft had landed properly and slowed down. Otherwise, it could have overturned,” said an airport official, adding that the aircraft rolled 22 m off the runway before coming to a halt.
01/12/06 The Telegraph

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