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Watch: Indian Air Force Pilot Lands An-32 Aircraft On One Wheel After Landing Gear Malfunction
Swarajya StaffOct 12, 2020, 10:50 AM | Updated 10:50 AM IST
Left - malfunctioning An-32 aircraft, Right - Flt Lt Gunadnya Kharche
In a stunning display of skill and nerves Indian Air Force (IAF) Flight Lieutenant Gunadnya Kharche successfully landed an An-52 transport aircraft on a single landing wheel at the Sulur Air Force Base in Tamil Nadu after its left main wheel jammed.
In the video a person can be heard saying that the doors of the left main wheel are only partially open and the wheels are a unable to deploy.
Subsequently one can see the aircraft carrying out a slow approach and touching down on the runway on just the right wheel. The Flight Lieutenant successfully managed to bring the aircraft to a stop even as it embanked on the left due to the missing wheel.
