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Tara Air aircraft averts major disaster in Jumla airport
A Tara Air aircraft suffered damages to its front after its nose wheel punctured after landing at Jumla Airport on Saturday.bookmark
Published at : June 9, 2018
Updated at : June 10, 2018 08:07
Kathmandu
A Tara Air aircraft suffered damages to its front after its nose wheel punctured after landing at Jumla Airport on Saturday.
The aircraft, which had flown in from Nepalgunj, became uncontrolled after the puncture and hit a fence at the airport, informed Nepalgunj Airport chief Pratap Babu Tiwari. No injuries or casualties are reported from the incident that occurred at 3 pm today.
Captain JK Niraula was flying the aircraft. There were 21 persons including three crew members onboard the aircraft.
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