Bengaluru, July 12: A Fly By Wire Premier 1A aircraft on Tuesday made an emergency landing at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Airport, Bangalore after developing a technical glitch with its nose landing gear, officials said. The aircraft safely landed with the nose gear in Up position. At the time of incident, there were two pilots and no passengers were on board the aircraft, they said.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in an official statement, said, “A Fly By wire Premier 1A aircraft VT-KBN operating flight on sector 'HAL Airport Bangalore to BIAL' was involved in Airturnback as the nose landing gear couldn't be retracted after take-off.” Training Aircraft Emergency Landing Video: Two-Seater Aircraft Allegedly Belonging to Redbird Aviation Makes Emergency Landing Near Sambra Airport in Belagavi, Both Pilots Sustain Minor Injuries.

Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing at HAL Airport:

"The aircraft safely landed with the nose gear in up position. There were two pilots, and no passengers were on board," the DGCA said. A video of the incident shared by the DGCA shows aircraft safely landing on the runway. Karnataka: Redbird Flight Training Academy's Trainee Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Kalaburagi Due to Technical Issue.

’Airturnback’ is a situation where an aircraft returns to land at the departure aerodrome without having initially planned to do so. The most common reason for ’Airturnback’ is an emergency or abnormal situation during or shortly after take-off, the most common being engine failure.

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