12.04.2016

Dropped aircraft

A crane’s lattice boom buckled while lifting a decommissioned aircraft at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, India on Sunday, dropping it onto a wall.

The plane an old Air India Airbus A320 was being transported to a nearby flight training centre, it was reported to weigh around 20 tonnes – the complete aircraft weighed 42 tonnes when empty - and was raised to a height of around 10 metres.. As the crane began to slew the lateral forces caused the boom to buckle to the side.
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The aircraft raised

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The boom buckled

Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident, in spite of the number of onlookers. A statement from Air India said: "An old hull stationed at Old Begumpet airport in Hyderabad was being moved from Air India hangar for training purpose."
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The recovery begins

UPDATE
A case of negligence under Section 336 of IPC was filed against Air India and the crane operator by Bowenpally police.