Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear
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Re: Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear
#2This isn't common, but it's pretty routine. Pilots are trained for this, and the aircraft are designed to handle the stress.
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#3Aviation Herald always has great coverage on incidents like these https://avherald.com/h?article=50b0742c&opt=0 . Glad nobody got hurt!
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#4That landing was so smooth it makes you wonder if front landing gear is even necessary at all!
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#5This isn't common, but it's pretty routine. Pilots are trained for this, and the aircraft are designed to handle the stress.
>the aircraft are designed to handle the stress.
I was somewhat thinking of the passengers.
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#7Did they know in advance that they were having problems?
Edit:
Answer: Yes
... the crew initiated a go around due to a unsafe nose gear indication, climbed to 4000 feet and entered a hold to work the checklists. After working the checklists the crew declared emergency and requested emergency services on stand by. The aircraft performed a low approach to runway 36L, positioned for another approach to runway 36L and landed without nose gear extended at 08:54L (12:54Z) about 12 minutes after the second go around and about 30 minutes after the first go around.
Re: Delta flight lands in Charlotte without front landing gear
#8This isn't common, but it's pretty routine. Pilots are trained for this, and the aircraft are designed to handle the stress.
Interesting! Do you know if it can just survive it and then needs to be scrapped or is it possible to replace the damaged hull plate(s) and (after thorough inspection) put the plane back into service?
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#9why don't they land on the tail instead of the nose?
Seems a lot less risky to drag the back than scrape the front - which can flip the plane
Is it simply the center of gravity? (engines look like they're behind)
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#10Non-USA resident here. Can someone explain all the four-letter news station names to me? Why not brand them with something more memorable / locally nuanced?