Landing Gear

airliners.net | All Nippon Airways (ANA) | Boeing | hard | Japan | Landing Gear | Video

All Nippon Airways Bounce-Landing, No Injuries
June 20, 2012

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What: All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Beijing to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: June 20, 2012
Who: 190 aboard
Why: On nosegear touchdown, the jet received damage, bouncing before securing the landing and making it to the gate. No injuries were reported.

The video below records the “bounce.”

The skin of the jet developed several creases.
airliners.net | ATR | Blue Islands | Landing Gear | mechanical failure | UK

Blue Island Runway Incident, Jersey
June 18, 2012

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Contact photographer Shaun Simpson

What: Blue Islands ATR-42-320 en route from Guernsey to Jersey
Where: Jersey-States Airport
When: June 16, 2012
Who: 43 passengers
Why: According to Blue Islands, after making a safe landing, during taxi the left-hand landing gear suffered a suspected mechanical failure and resulted in the left wing contacting the ground. Debris was scattered down the runway.

No-one was injured. Passengers disembarked through the main door, were assessed by medical staff, and left the airport with their baggage at around 1000. During the incident, the runway was closed. Flights were suspended for eight hours on June 16.
airliners.net | Crash | Landing Gear | Lockheed | USA | Video

Fire Fighting Tanker Belly Landing at Minden-Tahoe Airport
June 5, 2012June 5, 2012

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Contact photographer Ashley Wallace – Touchdown-Aviation

What: Minden Air Corp Lockheed SP-2H Neptune
Where: Minden-Tahoe Airport in Carson Valley
When: June 3, 2012 3:30 pm.
Who: 2 aboard
Why: The inbound tanker was unable to lower all of it’s landing gear, and burned off (about 7000 gallons) of fuel before it made a belly landing at 3:30 pm.

Neither the pilot nor the co-pilot were injured but the plane did skid off the runway.

The air tanker is a fire-fighting plane which had been engaged in fighting a wildfire south of Reno.

Two videos of this tanker landing
Airbus | alert | Landing Gear | UPS | USA | Video

UPS Safe Landing in Tulsa
May 24, 2012May 24, 2012

What: UPS Cargo Airbus en route from Louisville to Tulsa
Where: Tulsa International Airport
When: May 22, 2012 5:40 a.m.
Who: 2 Crew
Why: En route, the plane flashed a landing gear warning.

Pilots made a safe landing in Tulsa but had to be towed. The runway was closed for thirty minutes.

Below see video of Airbus landing.
British Aerospace | hard | Landing Gear | UK

Main Gear Collapse after Isle of Man Landing
March 10, 2012

What: Manx2/Links Air British Aerospace Jetstream 3102 en route from Leeds to Isle of Man
Where: Isle of Man
When: Mar 8th 2012
Who: 12 passengers and 2 crew
Why: While landing on the Isle of Man, the pilot veered off the runway at Ronaldsway Airport with damage to the main gear after making a hard landing.

The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating.
airliners.net | ATR | Landing Gear | Pakistan | Pia

PIA Flight Delayed over Sticky Landing Gear
February 10, 2012

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Contact photographer Árpád Gordos

What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 en route from Karachi to Turbat
Where: Karachi
When: Feb 8th 2012
Why: After takeoff, the landing gear would not retract. Pilots returned to Karachi and made a safe landing.
Airbus | Ireland | Landing Gear | Thomas Cook Airlines

Thomas Cook Makes Emergency Landing in Belfast
February 9, 2012

What: Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A320 en route from Belfast to Tenerife
Where: Belfast International Airport
When: Feb 8 2012
Who: 175 passengers
Why: After developing problems with the gear during takeoff, the pilots returned to Belfast where they circled for an hour and a half before landing back in Belfast.

Emergency crews were on standby.
Airbus | airliners.net | Emergency | Landing Gear | Thomas Cook Airlines | UK

Landing Gear Cause Emergency Landing in Belfast
February 7, 2012

What: Thomas Cook Airbus A320 en route from Belfast to Tenerife
Where: Belfast
When: February 7, 2012
Who: 175 aboard
Why: After taking off from Belfast, the plane developed a technical problem (problems with the landing gear.) Pilots returned to Belfast. They circled for over an hour. While they were in the air, a police helicopter came up and inspected the plane.

The pilots dumped fuel before they made a safe landing.

Passengers interviewed about the event said they were terrified. Flight attendants advised them to brace themselves, take off their shoes and use the emergency exits.

Emergency services were on standby.

Belfast International Airport said that the airline planes to repair the plane and use it this afternoon to fly out passengers at 3:00 pm. The airport spoke highly of the efficiency and emergency management performed by the staff.
Airbus | airliners.net | Emergency | Landing Gear | Rossiya | Russia

Airbus Sticky Gear over St. Petersburg
January 20, 2012January 20, 2012

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Contact photographer Gergely Molnar

What: Rossiya Airbus A320-200 en route from St. Petersburg to Ekaterinburg Russia
Where: St. Petersburg
When: Jan 20th 2012
Why: On takeoff, the main gear failed to retract.

Pilots returned to St. Petersburg and made a safe landing. A replacement jet was summoned for the passengers.
Airbus | airliners.net | Diversion | Emergency | Emirates | Landing Gear | S. Africa

Emirates Flight Hits Landing Gear/ Gear Door snag
January 10, 2012January 10, 2012

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What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A340-500 en route from Cape Town to Dubai
Where: Capetown
When: Jan 4 2012 1.55pm
Who: 243 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the gear did not retract and (as was observed) the gear doors remained open. We presume the pilots did a fly-by that was the source of the visual conformation of the issue at hand.

An hour and a half after takeoff, with emergency crews on standby, the pilots landed back in Capetown (3.20pm), and was towed.

Passengers were provided hotel accommodations. The replacement flight was scheduled for Jan 5, 2012.
airliners.net | Belly | Bolivia | Landing Gear | Tam Bolivia | Xian

Tam Turboprop Landing Gear Fails, Belly Landing in Bolivia
January 10, 2012

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What: TAM Bolivia Xian MA-60 en route from Riberalta to Guayaramerin, Bolivia
Where: Guayaramerin
When: Jan 9th 2012
Who: 16 passengers, 5 crew
Why: On landing, the plane’s landing gear would not lower. Pilots had to perform a belly landing in Guayaramerin. (In May 2011, the same plane had had a prior belly landing.)
airliners.net | Boeing | Diversion | Japan | Landing Gear | United Airlines

United Airlines/Star Gear Complication Returns Flight to Taipai
January 3, 2012

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What: United Boeing 777-200 en route from from Taipai to Tokyo
Where: Taipei
When: Jan 3rd 2011
Who: 270 aboard
Why: After the flight took off, the nose gear doors failed to close.
Pilots circled for an hour and returned to make a safe landing.

There were no injuries. The flight was cancelled.
Boeing | Diversion | Emergency | Landing Gear | Southwest | USA

Southwest Emergency Landing
December 8, 2011

What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Saint Louis,MO to Dallas
Where: Saint Louis
When: Dec 7th 2011
Who: 137 passengers and 5 crew
Why: After takeoff, systems revealed unsafe gear.
The pilot returned to Lambert and made an emergency landing. No injuries were reported, and passengers were provided alternate flight.
Diversion | Emergency | Landing Gear | United Airlines | USA

United Airlines Emergency Landing in Wisconsin
December 2, 2011

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What: United Airlines Michigan to Chicago
Where: Green Bay
When: Dec 1 2011
Who: 21 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed problems with the landing gear. Pilots diverted to Green Bay where they made a safe landing at Austin Straubel International Airport.

Passengers were provided alternate flights from Green Bay.
Belly | Cessna | Landing Gear | Nevada | private

Gear Up Landing in Vegas
November 28, 2011November 29, 2011

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What: Cessna 230
Where: Henderson Executive Airport, Nevada
When: Nov 26, 2011
Who: 2 aboard
Why: The pilot of a Cessna 230 returned to the airport and made an emergency landing at Henderson Executive Airport when his landing gears did not come down. There were no injuries.

Henderson Fire Department responded.

In George’s Point of View
airliners.net | Canadair | China | China Eastern Yunnan | Diversion | gear struts | Landing Gear

China Eastern Flight Defaults to Home Base
November 6, 2011November 7, 2011

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What: China Eastern Yunnan Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Nanning China to Yangon Myanmar
Where: Kumming China
When: Nov 5th 2011
Why: Just after takeoff, the crew observed problems with the main gears.

The flight diverted to China Eastern Yunnan’s base in Kunming China where they made a safe landing.
Belly | Boeing | gear struts | Landing Gear | LOT Polish Airlines | Poland | Video

Gear Up Landing in Warsaw
November 1, 2011June 8, 2012

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What: LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Newark,NJ (USA) to Warsaw (Poland) with 220 passengers and 11 crew
Where: Warsaw
When: Nov 1st 2011
Who: 220 passengers and 11 crew
Why: On the first approach to Warsaw, the flight crew aborted the approach. They had gotten an unsafe gear indication for the three gear struts. They spent over an hour trying to amend the problem, but efforts to lower the gear failed, and the failure was confirmed by a visual fly by.

Captain Tadeusz Wrona and First Officer Jerzy Szwarc then nailed a gear up landing, landing on the Boeing’s belly and skidding to a stop. The runway was foamed beforehand to lower potential fire damage.

In George’s Point of View

Right away the operator is quick to report that no one was injured.

Below, you can see that a US Airport like Indianapolis (with its “beastmaster”) would handle the flight differently. There is always controversy about landing on a foam-slick runway.

See video below:
airliners.net | Boeing | Emergency | Landing Gear | Sky Airlines | tire | Turkey

Tire, Landing Gear Fail on Sky Airlines Antalya Landing
October 12, 2011

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Contact photographer Szabolcs Kelemen

What: Sky Airlines Boeing 737-400 en route from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Germany) to Antalya (Turkey)
Where: Antalya on
When: Oct 10th 2011
Who: 156 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After a normal flight, on landing in Turkey, the plane’s right main gear collapsed when a right tire burst.

One cause for a burst tire is a hard or fast landing, or the state of the runway. The cause has not yet been determined.

In the accident photos (according to AV gossip), the logo has been painted out with white paint.
Air India | Emergency | India | Landing Gear

Air India Emergency Landing in Kolkata
September 11, 2011September 11, 2011

What: Air India plane en route from Guwahat to Kolkata
Where: NSCB International airport
When: Sept 9 2011
Who: 105 passengers
Why: On approach to the airport, the plane developed issues with the landing gear, and declared an emergency.

Rescue services were on standby as the pilot landed the plane. No injuries were reported.
Atlantic Airlines | Bombardier | Landing Gear | Southwest | USA

Atlantic Southwest Wing Collapse After Failed Left Landing Gear
September 1, 2011

What: Atlantic/Southwest Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 en route from Atlanta to Baton Rouge
Where: Baton Rouge Metro Airport
When: September 1 2011, 4:35 pm
Who: 50 passengers, 3 crew
Why: Outside of Baton Rouge, the crew notified ATC of problems with the left wheel assembly, and circled over Baton Rouge. Fifteen minutes from the airport, the crew announced the emergency to passengers.

Passengers were warned to exit immediately on landing.

The pilot made an emergency landing in Baton Rouge with emergency services from metro Baton Rouge and Airport on standby.

On touchdown, the left wing collapsed. Passengers exited promptly as the plane filled up with smoke. Airport spokesman Jim Caldwell said that there were no injuries.

This was not the first problem the passengers encountered. They had boarded this plane in Atlanta after leaving another plane that encountered mechanical problems.
Airbus | EASA | Landing Gear | Official Report

A330 and A340 Landing Gear Airworthiness Directive
June 30, 2011

EASA Emergency AD No.: 2011-0122-E has been published limiting the life of A330 and A340 landing gear parts.

During ground load test cycles on an A340-600 aeroplane, the MLG bogie beam prematurely fractured. The results of the investigation identified that this premature fracture was due to high tensile standing stress, resulting from dry fit axle assembly method. Improvement has been introduced subsequently with a grease fit axle assembly method.

Click to read the full pdf
Delta | Emergency | Landing Gear | Sky West | USA

Delta/Skywest Makes Safe Landing on one set of Landing Gear
June 7, 2011

What: Delta Air Lines/ SkyWest en route from Cincinnati to Milwaukee
Where: Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee Wisconsin
When: June 6, 2011
Who: 41 passengers, 3 crew
Why: On approach to the airport, the landing gear developed problems.

The plane made a safe landing at 10 pm Monday night on one set of landing gear. Passengers were bussed to the terminal. Once passenger was hospitalized.

According to news crews covering the incident, the plane looked tilted on the runway. The airport was closed for two hours after the landing.
airliners.net | Austria | Austrian Airlines | Boeing | Diversion | Landing Gear

Faulty Landing Gear Interrupts Austrian Airline, Delays Flight
May 29, 2011May 31, 2011

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Contact photographer Michael Priesch

What: Austrian Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Vienna Austria to Washington DC
Where: Vienna
When: May 27th 2011
Why: After takeoff, the gear would not retract.

The pilot returned to make a safe landing in Vienna; repairs were made and the flight left again less than an hour later.

Anonymous Expert Opinion
One common occurrence in Commercial Aviation is when a maintenance person forgets to remove the Landing Gear Safety Pin that is connected before starting the push back procedure during the aircraft start-up. It happens that that pin prevents the hydraulic system to actuate the nose gear allowing the tractor to freely steer the aircraft free from the gate. However that pin also locks the landing gear in the “down” position preventing the hydraulic system to retract in when commanded by the pilots. The result is that the aircraft is prevented from retracting its landing gear (one pin prevents them all) and returning is mandatory.

If the airplane is engaged in an intercontinental flight (thus carrying a huge amount of fuel) the crew invariably must dump a great amount of fuel in order to reduce the weight to within the manufacturer’s certified maximum landing weight in order to perform a safe landing. After dumping the fuel as the aircraft’s weight reaches its maximum allowed for landing the crew land the airplane. Unfortunately it causes delays and it is a nuisance, although not a harmful one. The worst part is for the maintenance crew whom was responsible for the tow out procedure to explain to his (or hers) superiors the quite expensive forgetfulness.
Airbus | airliners.net | Diversion | Landing Gear | U.S. Airways | USA

Airbus Fails to Retract Gear over Atlanta
May 15, 2011

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Contact photographer Christopher Weyer

What: US Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Atlanta to Charlotte
Where: Atlanta
When: May 13 2011
Who: 128 passengers
Why: After takeoff from Atlanta, the plane was climbing and unable to retract the gear. The pilots returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing.
Dornier | Landing Gear | USA | Video | Vision Airlines

Louisville- Vision Airlines Copes With Hydraulic Emergency
May 13, 2011July 1, 2011

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Contact photographer Fred Seggie

What: Vision Airlines Dornier Do-328-100 en route from Atlanta to Louisville
Where: Louisville
When: May 11th 2011, 8 pm
Who: 21 aboard
Why: After takeoff from Atlanta, the pilots experienced hydraulic problems, which they attempted to amend while en route. They announced the issue to passengers who were somewhat anxious on the way, but apparently did not panic. On approach to Louisville, a flyby revealed the landing gear was down. They continued to make a safe landing, leaving skidmarks on the runway, although without nose gear steering, they veered off the runway. After the landing, one passenger was hospitalized due to a medical condition. The runway is closed pending the investigation.

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