PIA plane skids off runway during landing at Panjgur airport
All passengers remained safe during the incident
November 10, 2018
QUETTA: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Karachi veered off the runway during landing at Punjgur aiport on Saturday morning.
The flight, PK-517, from Karachi skid off the runway as soon as it touched ground at Panjgur airport. One of the tyres of the aircraft burst.
All passengers remained unhurt during the incident and were disembarked safely from the plane.
Panjgur airport is a domestic and international airport located in Balochistan.
Meanwhile, the executive committee of the Pakistan Airline Pilots Association (PALPA) called for a transparent technical investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident at Panjgur, according to a Palpa statement.
The investigation must be conducted in accordance with the provisions laid out in the Annex 13 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the statement read, adding that the probe should determine the contributing factors leading to the accident and make necessary safety recommendations.
The committee offered the services of its highly qualified pilots to join the investigation as observers, saying that their technical expertise and global experience operating ATRs will benefit the investigation.
