A policeman briefing personnel from various agencies involved in the drill.
KOTA KINABALU: A simulated emergency at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) here saw an aircraft "skidding" off the runway.
In the drill, the pilot applied the emergency brake while the aircraft was speeding to take off at 240kph when engine issues were detected.
As a result, the aircraft’s undercarriage "caught fire".
Firemen carrying 'victims' from the simulated crash site.
More than 260 personnel from 30 agencies responded swiftly to put out of "flames" and rescue "victims".
It was all part of the Ex Raja Udang 2.0 Full Scale Aerodrome Emergency Exercise intended to test the preparedness of multiple agencies on Wednesday (Sept 13) night.
Among the agencies involved were Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM), the Fire and Rescue Department, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), police and Health Ministry.
Aircraft passengers being attended to by rescue personnel.
Airport senior manager Jefry Ramli was happy with the exercise, which started at 9.30pm, saying it tested the response time as well as the efficiency of the agencies involved.
He said the last drill was carried out five years ago, and added that plans to hold the exercise in recent years were halted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The scenario was conducted at night as we needed to put our ability to respond to such situations to the test, in the event of nighttime emergency incidents,” he told reporters after the exercise, which ended at midnight.
The drill also helped them detect any weaknesses to be overcome, he added.
“The exercise was also meant to see whether or not our assets and agencies are able to work well with one another,” Jefry said.
