Accident bureau to probe Alliance Air's overshooting incident

ANI  |  Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] 

(AAIB) on Tuesday said they will be taking over the investigation of flight's overshooting incident.

The incident took place on May 21 at 5.29 pm, when the aircraft of Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, arriving from overshot the runway by 117 meters during landing at the

Up to 70 passengers who were on board had a narrow escape.

According to media reports, regulator of Civil (DGCA) will also investigate the matter separately.

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First Published: Tue, May 22 2018. 16:15 IST