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    Polish aeroplane makes emergency landing

    By Gaby Leslie | Yahoo! News – Tue, Nov 1, 2011

    An aeroplane was forced to make a crash landing at Warsaw airport on Tuesday after problems with its landing gear.

    The aircraft which was due to land at 1.35pm local time had circled above Poland's Frederic Chopin International airport for an hour and dropped fuel before coming down in a belly landing at 2.40pm.

    Live TV footage from the incident shows the passenger jet landing on its belly, with a few sparks flying as it struck the runway.

    The Boeing 767 carrying 230 people onboard had taken off from New Jersey's Newark airport.

    Warsaw airport was closed to all other flights, nearby streets were cleared, and a landing strip was especially prepared for the crash landing.

    "All safety procedures worked perfectly fine and, thanks to this, nobody was injured," said Leszek Chorzewski, a spokeswoman for the LOT Polish Airlines flight.

    An investigation into the incident is underway.
     
    • A Yahoo! User  •  6 months ago
      That was some perfect crash landing and well thought out by crew and in particular ground staff.No one even injured,job well done.
      • Yvonne
        Yvonne 6 months ago
        What crash? that was a planned emergency landing skillfully flown. Crashes are unplanned and kill people
      • Simon Templer
        Simon Templer 6 months ago
        Crashes don't necessarily kill people! And the plane landed on it's belly, not the wheels that it was designed to land on. And I'm sure the scraping of it's belly on the runway would not be regarded as a normal landing. You can have an engine failure and still land on the wheels as an emergency landing, but on the fuselage? And I don't think it was planned in advance was it? I agree it was planned once the emergency was clear. OK. let's call it a scrape landing instead of crash landing! :-)
      • Simon Templer
        Simon Templer 6 months ago
        PS I didn't give you a thumbs down as I sort of get what you're trying to say! Even though I don't entirely agree with you!
    • Jam
      Jam  •  6 months ago
      Looks as if it was a brilliant landing under the circumstances!!!
      • Jam
        Jam 6 months ago
        Have seen the video footage now and it looks as if it was smoother landing than if the gear had actaully come down!!! The captain sure earned his bread today.
      • Granny
        Granny 6 months ago
        Why some d'k head gave you a thumbs down, god only knows.
      • Simon Templer
        Simon Templer 6 months ago
        You're right Granny, I've been wondering that too! Let's all ignore it as it's obviously meant to provoke a reaction. Mindless cretin whoever it was!
    • Gary
      Gary  •  6 months ago
      Well done those pilots. I hope everyone is okay.
      • Bart
        Bart 6 months ago
        No one get hurts : )
      • Exodor
        Exodor 6 months ago
        What prick has thumbed that sentiment down????
      • Justice
        Justice 6 months ago
        Roobarb, You always get a plank who tries to spoil a nice Post, Its a shame his/her sorry butt, was not in the Luggage compartment at the Time !!!
    • Mike
      Mike  •  6 months ago
      Skill!!
      • Biker B
        Biker B 6 months ago
        The Hudson river landing was better
      • Noordie
        Noordie 6 months ago
        thers not a contest here...it's human lives we are talking about
      • J.B
        J.B 6 months ago
        biker there was a water on the hudson river but on the airport was asphalt!! let me guess y dont see any difference?? of course not!!
    • MIKE
      MIKE  •  6 months ago
      Scary stuff for the passengers, hope they are all well and well done the pilots.
    • James
      James  •  6 months ago
      As an Airline Pilot, I can tell you that that was one hell of a miraculous landing! One of a pilots worst nightmares and they pulled it off. Steve below. You don't know what you are talking about. Fuel or hardly any fuel on board, that is one of the most dangerous manoeuvres you can do. Normally the fuselage breaks up with many fatalities and causalities .
      • .
        . 6 months ago
        Yes James, as a pilot myself I have to agree.
      • THE COLONEL
        THE COLONEL 6 months ago
        So you're a pilot, James? Of a model plane I presume. 'One of the most dangerous manoeuvres you can do'. Rubbish. Go play with your radio control. There was no special skill involved - not as if it was an emergency crash landing - there was loads of time to prepare, select a runway with length and put her down gently.
      • VELVET
        VELVET 6 months ago
        you're right james, so many stories where this has happened upon landing.
    • Sandra
      Sandra  •  6 months ago
      I'd fly with this pilot any day - what a fantastic job he did. Ex British Caledonian Cabin Staff member.
    • BASIL F
      BASIL F  •  6 months ago
      Brilliant job by the pilots!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  6 months ago
      Very good kudos to the pilots, imagine the pressure they felt having to do that with so many people's lives in their hands. Well done.
    • mark
      mark  •  6 months ago
      Congratulations to all involved. The evacuation of nearby population centres, preperation of the runway, the pilot circuling to use fuel, text book. Well done all.
    • Terry
      Terry  •  6 months ago
      Testament to the skill of the Piot and Crew.
    • First Namejohn
      First Namejohn  •  Dublin, Ireland  •  4 months ago
      not a lot wrong with the landing if you pardon the pun
    • TonyW
      TonyW  •  6 months ago
      Bravo. The bravery of the pilots, and the passengers is commendable. I'm glad they got down Ok.
    • planefreak123
      planefreak123  •  6 months ago
      Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.....nice job to all involved
    • Julie
      Julie  •  6 months ago
      Well done to the pilot for landing it, could have been so much worse!
    • H7
      H7  •  6 months ago
      Polish pilots are very well known for one of the best in the world and they just proved it one more time, great job 230 people on board and nobody even injured, fantastic crew
    • Anna
      Anna  •  6 months ago
      OMG, if I was one of the passangers I would be saying my preyers. WELL DONE to the pilot,excellent job!!!
    • sonda
      sonda  •  6 months ago
      Polish pilots are one of the best in the world, fact, well done!!!, Bravo!!!, Swietnie!
    • GRAHAM
      GRAHAM  •  6 months ago
      well done good landing
    • Stephen
      Stephen  •  6 months ago
      nice one, really pleased everyone is ok, congrats to the pilot
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