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[Mr. Schutte]

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A Boeing 767 from Newark, New Jersey, carrying 230 passengers made an emergency landing in Warsaw after its landing gear failed to open.
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Leszek Chorzewski, the spokesman for LOT, the Polish airline that operated the flight, said none of the passengers was injured. The plane landed on its belly without its wheels.

Passengers could be seen fleeing the plane. The airport has been closed until 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

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[HighFlyin]

Mr. Schutte, on Nov 1 2011, 11:02 AM, said:

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Looks like they did a great job.

Isn't it though incredible rare for the entire gear system to fail?

[Independence76]

Incredible.  

EDIT: in before "i can do it better on FSX"  

Edited by Independence76, 01 November 2011 - 10:32 AM.

[Iain_]

Reg was SP-LPC. This aircraft is considered unlucky by LOT pilots apparently due to the number of incidents it has. As soon as I heard about this on Avherald, I knew instantly

Also, the airport's website is inaccessible due to an overload: http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/

FlightRadar24: http://www.flightrad...-01/12:32/LOT16

[Andrewsarchus]

And this is why I have complete faith in pilots.

[Flying_Scotsman]

Andrewsarchus, on Nov 1 2011, 11:11 AM, said:

And this is why I have complete faith in pilots.

some have flow around in circles for hours trying the fix an undercarriage problem then ran out of fuel...

Edited by Dr...Watson, 01 November 2011 - 11:41 AM.

[Andrewsarchus]

Dr...Watson, on Nov 1 2011, 11:36 AM, said:

some have flow around in circles for hours trying the fix an undercarriage problem then ran out of fuel...

It wasn't sarcasm.

[aviatordom]

SP-LPC is thought to have developed hydraulic trouble with the central hydraulic system just after leaving EWR. It is the newest 767 in the fleet and is leased.

Anyway, incredible job by the crew; there are some stunning photos out there already which show the aircraft skidding along the runway.

I wonder what her fate will be now. I'm not from a maintenance background but my guess is that this will most likely be a write off incident?

[Jonay]

aviatordom, on Nov 1 2011, 06:07 PM, said:

I wonder what her fate will be now. I'm not from a maintenance background but my guess is that this will most likely be a write off incident?

Doubt it, though it would be interesting to see a documentation on the examination and outcome.

[Iain_]

aviatordom, on Nov 1 2011, 06:07 PM, said:

SP-LPC is thought to have developed hydraulic trouble with the central hydraulic system just after leaving EWR. It is the newest 767 in the fleet and is leased.

Airfleets says first flight was 5/5/1997 and was then delivered to LOT and has since been leased to Air Italy and SBA, but has since remained under LOT ownership.

[bigflyersmallbyer]

3 in one!

[HighFlyin]

aviatordom, on Nov 1 2011, 02:07 PM, said:

I wonder what her fate will be now. I'm not from a maintenance background but my guess is that this will most likely be a write off incident?

I doubt it. They've repaired worse. I don't know the extent of the damage but it seems new engines, a few doublers and you're good to go.

Andrewsarchus, on Nov 1 2011, 01:00 PM, said:

It wasn't sarcasm.

Neither was he. Eastern Airlines flight 401 comes to mind. For those not aware, pilots landing in Miami at night got only 2 green lights. Nose gear light didn't turn green. Pilots decided to investigate the problem. Auto pilot was flying when the altitude was shut off. Since no one was flying, no one realized the aircraft was slowly descending. It would eventually crash in the Florida everglades killing 101 people. Sad part is the investigation revealed there was nothing wrong with the gear. Only part that failed was a 25 cent light bulb behind the indicator.

[Andrewsarchus]

HighFlyin, on Nov 1 2011, 02:16 PM, said:

Neither was he.

That's why I wasn't talking about his comment about the situation, it's a valid one, I was on about the way mine came out.

[aviatordom]

HighFlyin, on Nov 1 2011, 07:16 PM, said:

I doubt it. They've repaired worse. I don't know the extent of the damage but it seems new engines, a few doublers and you're good to go.

Interesting to hear. Could it be possible that there was a fair bit of skin damage (i.e. punctures) or is that likely to be false?

I'm hoping that there will be a lot more photos of this aircraft during the removal process so that we can see the true extent of the damage.

[jetblast787]

bigflyersmallbyer, on Nov 1 2011, 06:48 PM, said:

3 in one!

i really hate the bbc news site when old storied are bumped up

aviatordom, on Nov 1 2011, 08:09 PM, said:

Interesting to hear. Could it be possible that there was a fair bit of skin damage (i.e. punctures) or is that likely to be false?

I'm hoping that there will be a lot more photos of this aircraft during the removal process so that we can see the true extent of the damage.

from what i see from the photos from poland, they take excessive shots of air worthy aircraft so i'm pretty sure we'll see those shots

[Flying_Scotsman]

Andrewsarchus, on Nov 1 2011, 02:47 PM, said:

That's why I wasn't talking about his comment about the situation, it's a valid one, I was on about the way mine came out.

No probs...the flight I had in mind (after some hard thinking) was this one.

http://aviation-safe...p?id=19781228-1

[Iain_]

If you think about it it's a really big incident. When was the last time a 767 performed a full gear-up landing. Pretty dramatic when it hits you  

[Flying_Scotsman]

There was the one in Canada, when the filled it up with Lb's instead of Kg's, ran out of fuel, not gear up, think the nose wheel collapsed though,  they glided it into a small airfield where there was a radio controlled car rally going on and the 767 slid down the runway onto the circuit.  Nice story for the wains when they grow up!

[Mr. Schutte]

Dr...Watson, on Nov 1 2011, 04:44 PM, said:

There was the one in Canada, when the filled it up with Lb's instead of blah..

Gimli Glider

[divemaster08]

Fantastic Job by all the crews and a big congrats to the pilots. What a wonderful landing! They made it look natural like planes are suppose to land like that!

Its also very unlucky the aircraft stopped right on the runway crossings it seems! The airport closed till they can remove the aircraft..... that should be interesting!

edit: some of the shots up on airliners.net now! in this forum here:
http://www.airliners...d.main/5294533/

Edited by divemaster08, 01 November 2011 - 05:33 PM.