Forced landing of UNI Air flight under investigation
05/11/2021 02:43 PM
CNA photo May 10, 2021
Taipei, May 11 (CNA) The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) is investigating the forced landing of a Taiwan-based UNI Air plane on Monday, which caused significant flight disruptions at Taipei Songshan Airport but did not result in any injuries.
The main cause of the forced landing appeared to be a damaged right tire, and that will be the primary focus of the TTSB. We are looking into the cause of the damage (on the tire), board CEO Chang Wen-huan (張文環) told CNA Tuesday.
Uni Air flight B79091, with 74 people, took off at 9:27 a.m. from the Taipei airport destined for Nangan in the Penghu Islands, but the pilot noticed a flat tire on the right side of the plane at around 10:07 a.m. during the landing process, the CAA said. One media report suggested the ATR-72 tried to land in Nangan, and the right tire hit the sea bank as it approached the runway, leaving the passeng