Air India A320 at Jaipur on Jan 5th 2014, runway excursion on emergency landing

An Air India Airbus A320-200, registration VT-ESH performing flight AI-890 from Guwahati to Delhi (India) with 173 people on board, could not land in Delhi (scheduled arrival at 20:40L/15:10Z) due to weather and diverted to Jaipur (India) about 125nm southsouthwest of Delhi. By the time the aircraft arrived at Jaipur visibility at Jaipur had reduced below minima as well, the crew however needed to decide to land in Jaipur being unable to reach another aerodrome with the fuel remaining. While landing on Jaipur's runway 27 at about 21:30L (16:00Z) the aircraft burst a number of tyres, veered left off the runway and the left hand wing collided with an obstacle, reportedly a tree, before the aircraft came to a stop. No injuries occurred, the aircraft received substantial damage to its left hand wing.

The airport reported the aircraft blew a nose gear tyre and received damage to the left hand wing. The aerodrome needed to be closed due to the runway being blocked by the aircraft.

The airport reopened the following morning after the aircraft was towed back onto the runway and further to the apron.

Photographic evidence shows the left hand main tyres deflated with grass embedded at the gear.

Satellite images (see below) show a a large tree about 52 meters/170 feet south of the southern runway edge at about 1340 meters down the 2780 meters long runway 27.

Jaipur offers runway 09/27 of 2780 meters length. Runway 09 only features VOR approaches, runway 27 offers an ILS/DME approach with a DH of 230 feet.

Metars Jaipur:

VIJP 051930Z 00000KT 0000 R27/0125N FG VV/// 12/12 Q1015 NOSIG

VIJP 051830Z 00000KT 0000 R27/0125N FG VV/// 11/11 Q1015 NOSIG

VIJP 051730Z 00000KT 0000 R27/0125 FG NSC 12/12 Q1015 NOSIG

VIJP 051630Z 00000KT 0000 R27/0150 FG NSC 13/13 Q1015 NOSIG

VIJP 051430Z VRB00KT 0900 R27/1500D MIFG NSC 13/13 Q1014 BECMG 0800

VIJP 051230Z 18004KT 2000 FU NSC 16/14 Q1013 NOSIG

Metars Delhi:

VIDP 051700Z 26003KT 0000 R28/0050 R28M/0050 R10/0050 R29/0000 R11/0000 FG VV/// 08/08 Q1014 NOSIG

VIDP 051630Z 00000KT R28/0400 R28M/0800 R29/0000 R10/0040 R11/0000 FG VV/// 08/08 Q1014 NOSIG

VIDP 051600Z 00000KT R28/0450 R29/0000 R10/0040 R11/0000 FG VV/// 08/08 Q1014 NOSIG