Visakhapatnam: A fuel tank accidentally fell from Indian Navy’s fighter jet MiG-29K while it was taking off from the naval air station INS Dega in this coastal city in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. A spokesman of Eastern Naval Command said there was minor fire on the runway but it was immediately put off by the ground support crew.
“Nobody was injured in the incident. There was no damage to runway or the aircraft,” the official told IANS.
The MiG-29 K continued its routine training sortie and while landing back, dropped off the second fuel tank from the other wing to maintain balance.
The Navy ordered an investigation into the incident.
According to the official, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. when the aircraft was taking off for routine training mission.
