IndiGo flight lands safely as nose damage is found in Lucknow

An IndiGo flight from Patna to Lucknow landed with all 104 passengers safe, and damage to the aircraft’s nose was discovered after it reached the airport, officials said. The cause of the damage has not been established, though an airport official said investigators were examining whether the aircraft encountered lightning in adverse weather. The aircraft, operating as flight 6E925, landed at Lucknow on October 7. An airport official said it landed normally at about 4 p.m., and airport staff noticed the damage afterward. The official said there were no reports of injuries and that IndiGo was informed after the damage was found. The aircraft was declared grounded and was undergoing a technical inspection, according to the official’s preliminary account. Further technical details were expected from the airline after its investigation. No findings establishing what caused the damage were provided. Accounts of the landing differ. The airport official said the aircraft landed normally and that the incident did not involve an emergency landing. Another account described a lightning strike at about 17,000 feet and said the pilot made an emergency landing.