Air Corps 'incidents' include tyre blow-out and landing on wrong runway 

Air Corps 'incidents' include tyre blow-out and landing on wrong runway 

In one incident, a Pilatus aircraft suffered a burst tyre as it came into land at Knock Airport with an investigation finding the brakes had inadvertently been hit too hard. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

An aircraft that blew out a tyre on landing, a crew member suffering from low oxygen with his fingernails turning blue, and a plane attempting to land on the wrong runway are among the incidents investigated by the Air Corps over the past three years.

In one incident, a Pilatus aircraft suffered a burst tyre as it came into land at Knock Airport with an investigation finding the brakes had inadvertently been hit too hard.

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