Plane lands safely after nose wheel failure
A small passenger airplane with 44 people aboard has made a safe emergency landing in New Zealand after a nose wheel failed.
The Bombardier Dash 8 plane was on a flight from Hamilton in central New Zealand to the capital, Wellington, when it was diverted to an airfield at Blenheim after the pilot advised air traffic controllers of the emergency.
Fire crews were on full alert but the plane touched down safely and nobody was injured.
Airways New Zealand said the incident will be investigated.
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Jesmond Micallef
Feb 9th 2011, 14:59
Bombardier seems to have had quite a few landing gear problems with their Dash 8 series aircraft over these last few years !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIBKXe20NAo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu89SIBDizQ&feature=related
In November 1977, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing B720B flying for Air Malta suffered a nose gear problem while on a training flight. The aircraft made an emergency landing on a carpet of foam on runway 32.
Jesmond Micallef
Feb 9th 2011, 15:57
Furthermore, have a look a this Jetblue A320 landing with its nose wheel at right angles to the direction of flight !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqtetx7iAz8&playnext=1&list=PL9D8754F9BDB1799E
I believe that a similar incident on take off, if I am not mistaken, has also occurred on an Air Malta A320. I cannot remember when exactly but have seen a picture of the wheel hub literally nearly ground to its axle !!