Passenger Jet Skids Off Runway in Terrifying Heavy Rain Landing
Three tires burst as the plane landed heavily on the runway in Mumbai, India, sources said.
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An Air India plane was damaged when it skidded off the runway while landing in heavy rain. The Airbus A320 hit the main runway so hard that it was closed for a period. During the incident on Monday, one of the passenger jet’s engines was also damaged, with TV footage showing cracks to its casing. Passengers on flight AI2744, which had flown from Kochi, a city in southwest India’s coastal Kerala state, have since disembarked, but the airline did not immediately reveal if anyone had been injured. A Times of India report cited sources who said that three tires burst upon impact with the runway at Mumbai International Airport. The airport said in a statement that there were “minor damages reported to the airport’s primary runway,” with a backup strip opened to ensure operations continued. The Airbus A320 has been grounded for checks. Last month, 260 people died when an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad.
Air India flight AI2744 operated by an A320 Family aircraft skids after landing on the wet runway at CSMIA, Mumbai.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) July 21, 2025
The incoming aircraft from Kochi experienced a runway excursion at around 09.28 on 21 July 2025.
Aircraft taxied to the gate safely after the incident.
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