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Pilot pulls off nail-biting landing despite front wheel failure (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) | |
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A planeload of passengers escaped injury after a Myanmar pilot skillfully managed to execute an emergency touchdown despite a landing gear failure, meaning the plane’s front wheels didn’t deploy. | A planeload of passengers escaped injury after a Myanmar pilot skillfully managed to execute an emergency touchdown despite a landing gear failure, meaning the plane’s front wheels didn’t deploy. |
All 89 people on board managed to walk away from the broken-down jet after Myanmar Airlines flight UB-103 was grounded at around 9am on Sunday in Mandalay. | All 89 people on board managed to walk away from the broken-down jet after Myanmar Airlines flight UB-103 was grounded at around 9am on Sunday in Mandalay. |
Footage on social media shows the Embraer-190 model gracefully landing before the nose falls forward and grinds into the runway. “Smoke came out a little when we landed... All passengers are okay,” passenger Soe Moe told AFP. | Footage on social media shows the Embraer-190 model gracefully landing before the nose falls forward and grinds into the runway. “Smoke came out a little when we landed... All passengers are okay,” passenger Soe Moe told AFP. |
Myanmar National Airlines is dispatching a team of engineers to Mandalay to inspect the aircraft. | Myanmar National Airlines is dispatching a team of engineers to Mandalay to inspect the aircraft. |
The incident comes just days after another aircraft skidded off the runway at Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport. The Biman Airlines’ Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft broke into three parts during the crash and four people reportedly suffered injuries. | The incident comes just days after another aircraft skidded off the runway at Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport. The Biman Airlines’ Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft broke into three parts during the crash and four people reportedly suffered injuries. |
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