A private Cessna type training aircraft made an emergency landing at the Ratmalana domestic airport a short while ago after one of its wheels fell in the Millaniya area on to the Southern Expressway, the Air Force said.
However there were no reports of any injury due to the falling of the wheel and the aircraft had landed at the airport safely although it had veered off the runway without any damage to the aircraft.
The trainee pilot was taken to the hospital for medical observation.
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A wheel of a light private aircraft fell on the Southern Expressway at Milleniya area this morning.
The Expressway Control Room stated that a passenger heading from Dodamgoda to Kottawa informed them regarding the fallen wheel.
According to Air Force media spokesman Wing Commander Gihan Seneviratne, a wheel had detached from an air craft used for training at a Flight Training Centre in Ratmalana this morning.
However, the Trainee Pilot of this aircraft was able to safely land at Ratmalana air port.
Centered at Ratmalana Air Port, the private Flight Training Center aircraft Cessna 152 received no damages.
However, the Trainee Pilot has been sent to a hospital for a routine check up.
The aircraft wheel which was found at the 18th kilometer post along Southern Expressway between Kottawa to Matara, has been handed over to the Gelani-gama Police Station.
Source: http://www.hirunews.lk
A training aircraft belonging to a privately owned airlines company made an emergency landing at the Ratmalana airport a short while ago after one of its wheels had fallen off while it was airborne.
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Spokesperson, Wing Commander Gihan Seneviratne told The Nation that the aircraft had veered off the runway upon landing but added that no damages were reported to the aircraft.
He further said that the trainee pilot who had flown the aircraft did not sustain any injuries but was taken to hospital for medical observation.
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