New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- An Air India Airbus A320 with 182 people on board sustained damage after veering off the runway while landing at Mumbai airport in heavy rain on July 21, before recovering to the centreline and taxiing to the bay, a preliminary investigation report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) stated.

The AAIB, which is probing the incident, also said that Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) data of the aircraft were being analysed, along with the tech log, pre-departure report (PDR), weather data and damage reports.

The report released on Monday evening said that even while no person on board was injured, the aircraft and airport infrastructure suffered damage.

The incident took pla...