On Sunday, an Air India Express flight from Dubai veered off the taxiway after landing in Mangalore (IANS photo)

The past 24 hours were scary for Indian aviation with three runway incidents that could have turned into deadly disasters. Three passenger aircraft met with minor accidents at three different airports over the past 24 hours.

The first incident took place on Sunday in Mangalore where an Air India Express flight veered off the taxiway after landing and got stuck in soft ground.

The second incident, which also took place on Sunday, had a SpiceJet aircraft overshooting the runway in Surat. The third accident took place Monday morning in Kozhikode where an Air India Express flight's tail brushed against the runway while landing.

Thankfully, no passengers or crew were injured in any of the three incidents.

MANGALORE

In Mangalore, an Air India Express flight from Dubai veered off the taxiway after landing at the Mangalore International Airport. The Boeing 737 got stuck in the soft ground near the taxiway and all passengers and crew onboard safely deboarded using a step ladder.

Strong winds, wet surface due to bad weather and insufficient braking were identified as the possible factors behind the incident.

Air India Express @ Mangalore airport.

Not going anywhere in a hurry. pic.twitter.com/i3JajMgEfN RushLane (@rushlane) June 30, 2019

The Mangalore incident brought back memories of the 2010 crash of Air India Express Flight 812 -- the last major crash of a passenger aircraft in India.

On May 22, 2010, an Air India Express flight, also from Dubai, overshot the runway after landing and crashed down a hillside located on one end of the Mangalore airport; 158 people died in the crash.

SURAT

In the second aviation incident from Sunday, a SpiceJet domestic flight overshot the runway while landing at the Surat International Airport. Nobody was injured in the incident.

The aircraft -- a SpiceJet Bhopal-Surat flight -- overshot the runway at around 8:15 pm. According to an airport official, the incident was a result of heavy rain and wind.

Clear pics coming in of @flyspicejet overshooting runway in Surat yesterday. @AviationSafety. pic.twitter.com/VVxPkzqyip Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) July 1, 2019

"A SpiceJet flight from Bhopal to Surat overshot runway at the airport here due to heavy rainfall and wind. All the 43 passengers and four crew members are safe and they are being handled by the SpiceJet officials," Surat airport director S K Panigrahi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

The incident caused the Surat airport to shut down for the night; three flights were diverted to Ahmedabad.

KOZHIKODE

Capping a scary 24 hours for Indian aviation was an Air India Express flight from Saudi Arabia which brushed the runway while landing at the Kozhikode airport in Kerala.

According to news agency ANI, the Air India Express flight suffered a "tail tip", i.e. the rear part of the plane touched the surface while landing.

The Air India Express flight was flying from Dammam in Saudi Arabia. Nobody was injured in the incident.