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[Wardogg]

Intentional gear up landing. Heard everyone is safe.

View: https://youtu.be/qFFX2pXfQ80?si=Qeh42E9Wy9aMCx-C

 

[sweeps]

looks like it was well executed, that’s crazy that they couldn’t get the gear out

 

[Minuteman]

Just because I had to look it up: CHA is Chattanooga.

 

[mwflyer]

Help me out here. Why wouldn’t they go to Memphis (maintenance base) instead of returning to chat? What’s that like a 30 min flight?

 

[roundout]

I have so many questions

Edit: good job keeping everyone safe

 

[Wardogg]

Help me out here. Why wouldn’t they go to Memphis (maintenance base) instead of returning to chat? What’s that like a 30 min flight?

Clogging up a runway at MEM instead of CHA? Wonder if that was part of the discussion.

 

[middies10]

Clogging up a runway at MEM instead of CHA? Wonder if that was part of the discussion.

That was my exact thought. But if it was as severe of a hydraulic malfunction as I am hearing then maybe it was safest to land at nearest suitable.

 

[Skåning]

Reminds me of the LOT 767 in 2011

 

[Kingairer]

That was my exact thought. But if it was as severe of a hydraulic malfunction as I am hearing then maybe it was safest to land at nearest suitable.

Kind of a short runway with hydraulic issues. HSV less than 100 NM away with 12,500 runway. Not sure what they had going on.

 

[MikeD]

Clogging up a runway at MEM instead of CHA? Wonder if that was part of the discussion.

There’s 4 runways at MEM, so that wouldn’t be an issue I would think. Unless the EP they were dealing with didn’t allow proceeding to the destination.

 

[///AMG]

I'm just gonna go out on a limb and guess that the crew, dispatch, and whatever they call their FODO, probably determined this to be the correct course of action for reasons we aren't familiar with at the moment.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Kind of a short runway with hydraulic issues. HSV less than 100 NM away with 12,500 runway. Not sure what they had going on.

If you’re landing gear up, runway length is probably not going to be an issue. Aircraft skin to runway contact is gonna slow you down long time.


Glad it worked out, and also curious why not MEM instead of CHA.

 

[Kingairer]

If you’re landing gear up, runway length is probably not going to be an issue. Aircraft skin to runway contact is gonna slow you down long time.


Glad it worked out, and also curious why not MEM instead of CHA.

Plane ended up in the grass. Not sure what other failures they were dealing with.

 

[roundout]

I'm just gonna go out on a limb and guess that the crew, dispatch, and whatever they call their FODO, probably determined this to be the correct course of action for reasons we aren't familiar with at the moment.

Bold statement in this day and age.

 

[MikeD]

Bold statement in this day and age.

Cornholio and Gryder are going to go after him.

 

[inigo88]

Cornholio and Gryder are going to go after him.

 

[roundout]

Cornholio and Gryder are going to go after him.

I’m sure they would’ve done better.

 

[derg]

Cornholio and Gryder are going to go after him.

I’d love for Bill Waldock to make “reaction videos” to their YouTube channels.

 

[Inverted]

Clogging up a runway at MEM instead of CHA? Wonder if that was part of the discussion.

There are 47 runways at MEM...

 

[ChasenSFO]

If you’re landing gear up, runway length is probably not going to be an issue. Aircraft skin to runway contact is gonna slow you down long time.


Glad it worked out, and also curious why not MEM instead of CHA.

Lol yeah I was thinking the same thing, fuselage on pavement probably helps the ground roll a tad.