WATCH | Major Accident Averted As FedEx Plane Skids Off Mumbai Runway Due To Cyclone Nisarga

Airport Authority of India (AAI) decided not to operate any flights till 6 PM at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai due to cyclone Nisarga.

Mumbai Airport decided not to operate any flights till 6 PM after the incident took place. (Image: PTI)

Mumbai: A Fedex cargo aircraft overshot the runway while landing at the Mumbai Airport following heavy rains and winds amid landfall of Cyclone Nisarga. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon at about 12 PM, half an hour before the storm commenced the process of landfall. From the first visuals of the incident, the cargo aircraft 'FedEx Flight 5033'  arriving from Bangaluru, can be seen coming to a stop in the wet runway 14/32 amid heavy water showers. Its massive landing gears displace waster making it rise several meters from the ground. Though the incident did not disrupt other flight operations, the Airport Authority of India (AAI), Mumbai Airport decided not to operate any flights till 6 PM at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. Meanwhile airport authorities started the operation to quickly tow away the aircraft from the runway. WATCH VIDEO | Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway At Mumbai Airport Mumbai Airport authorities stated that "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport witnessed a runway excursion today with FedEx flight 5033 arriving from Bengaluru. The incident occurred when the MD11 aircraft landed on runway 14/32. The aircraft was towed away from the runway and there has been no disruption in flight operations." After a wait of 72 hours, Cyclone Nisarga made a thumping landfall at Shriwardhan-Dive Agar in Raigad district, hitting coastal Maharashtra with full fury on Wednesday afternoon. The cyclone blew in from the Arabian Sea, making landfall with super-speed wind of ranging between 120-140 kmph, at the coastal town, 40 km from Alibaug and roughly 95 km from Mumbai. As per the latest update from weather forecast agency India Meteorological Department (IMD), the severe cyclonic storm will weaken down to a 'cyclonic storm' later this evening. As per reports, several areas in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra have started witnessing respite from the cyclone as rain have stopped and even skies have started getting clear. Nisarga comes on the heels of Cyclone 'Amphan' which had killed close to 90 people when it hit eastern India and Bangladesh on May 20, flattening villages, destroying farms and leaving millions without electricity.