Plane makes emergency landing in Norway
Photo: a plane with passengers made an emergency landing in Norway (vg.no)
A passenger plane en route from Oslo to Amsterdam made an emergency landing at Torp Airport in Norway. There were more than 180 people on board, reports VG.
"A passenger plane traveling from Oslo to Amsterdam made an emergency landing at Torp Airport following a hydraulic failure," the police statement said.
During the approach for landing, the plane veered off the runway. According to the aircraft's radio transmission, the pilots lost control. Fortunately, none of the 182 people on board (176 passengers and 6 crew members) were injured.
"After landing, we lost control, it (the plane) turned right, and we couldn't stop it," one of the pilots said over the intercom.
The control tower also reported observing smoke coming from the plane's left engine, prompting the pilots to request that the fire brigade be on standby for landing.
"Smoke has been seen from their left engine, so just stay ready," the tower communication stated.
Recent plane accidents worldwide
As reported earlier, an Air Canada plane caught fire during landing in Canada. The aircraft struck its wing on the runway. The Air Canada PAL Airlines flight AC2259 was traveling from St. John's to Halifax.
Additionally, on December 29, a plane crash occurred in South Korea. The aircraft overshot the runway and crashed. Most of those onboard (175 passengers and six crew members) lost their lives.
