MUSCAT, OMAN — A small private jet miraculously survived after it was flipped over and plunged 10,000 feet after getting caught in turbulence from a passing superjumbo jet.
According to a recent report in the Aviation Herald, the Bombardier Challenger 604 had nine passengers on board and was flying over the Arabian Sea from the Maldives to Abu Dhabi at around 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 7 when it encountered an Emirates Airbus A380 en route from Dubai to Sydney. As the private jet flew underneath the double-decker Airbus, it was hit by the much larger plane’s wake turbulence.
The turbulence flipped the small jet over five times, subjecting those inside to strong G-forces and injuring several of them. The crew used “raw muscle force” to manually stabilize the jet, restart the engines and divert the flight to Muscat in Oman for an emergency landing.
Several passengers were taken to hospital for treatment, one with serious injuries.
The private jet, operated by German carrier MHS Aviation, suffered such extensive damage that it had to be written off. Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation is leading an investigation into the incident.
According to a recent report in the Aviation Herald, the Bombardier Challenger 604 had nine passengers on board and was flying over the Arabian Sea from the Maldives to Abu Dhabi at around 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 7 when it encountered an Emirates Airbus A380 en route from Dubai to Sydney. As the private jet flew underneath the double-decker Airbus, it was hit by the much larger plane’s wake turbulence.
The turbulence flipped the small jet over five times, subjecting those inside to strong G-forces and injuring several of them. The crew used “raw muscle force” to manually stabilize the jet, restart the engines and divert the flight to Muscat in Oman for an emergency landing.
Several passengers were taken to hospital for treatment, one with serious injuries.
The private jet, operated by German carrier MHS Aviation, suffered such extensive damage that it had to be written off. Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation is leading an investigation into the incident.
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