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A tyre of the plane, flying from Karachi to Panjgur, burst during landing. The pilot of PIA’s flight PK-517, however, remained in control of the aircraft and successfully brought it to a halt near the runway, according to sources.
PIA plane makes emergency landing with burst tyres in Quetta
A video clip, showing passengers disembarking from the aircraft through emergency stairs, went viral on the social media.
Such incidents involving the national flag carrier are not uncommon. In March 2013, tyres of a PIA plane burst while the aircraft made an emergency landing in Quetta. All passengers on board remained unharmed.
As Tyres Burst: PIA flight narrowly escapes disaster
In February 2012, a Karachi-Quetta-Islamabad flight narrowly escaped disaster when the aircraft’s tyres burst while landing. According to a PIA official, the flight PK-352 met the accident while landing at the Quetta airport.
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