Pakistani jet comes off runway after hard landing.
Pakistani jet comes off runway after hard landing.
112 passengers on board were reported to be safe,
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) – Passengers on board a Pakistani commercial jet were evacuated after the plane made a hard landing and came off the runway in the city of Lahore.
Shaheen Air Flight 142 was arriving from the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday when the plane slipped off the runway, an airport official told CNN.
Photos from the scene obtained by CNN affiliate Geo News showed the jet sat in a grassy field with its emergency ramps deployed, the engines partially pulled off and the landing gear collapsed.
Emergency vehicles came out to the plane shortly after the incident, the airport official said, adding that a full investigation was being opened.
The plane’s tire appears to have burst as it was touching down, Geo News reported, citing unidentified sources at the airport.
The aircraft was a B737-400
November 3, 2015
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