IN A highly skilled maneuver, the pilot of a private aircraft made an emergency landing with a failed nose-landing gear at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport, authorities said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, a private aircraft, with its pilot and co-pilot having no passengers on board, took off from HAL to Kempegowda International airport, Bengaluru but the aircraft developed a technical snag with its nose-landing gear.

 

After noticing the gear failure, the pilot decided to return to the HAL Airport. Authorities, who were alerted by the pilot, had spread a layer of fire suppression foam on the runway to reduce damage as the flight’s nose came in contact with the runway.