Aug 3, 2016, 4:47 am
Last edit by: oliver2002
An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EMW performing flight UAE521/EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram (India) VOTV to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) OMDB with 275 people on board, was on final approach to Dubai's runway 12L at 12:41L (08:41Z) but attempted to go around from low height. The aircraft however did not climb, but after retracting the gear touched down on the runway and burst into flames. Passengers are being reported evacuated and safe. The aircraft burned down completely.
Source: AVHerald
http://avherald.com/h?article=49c12302&opt=0
Source: AVHerald
http://avherald.com/h?article=49c12302&opt=0
Emirates 777 (EK521) crash landing at DXB
Sep 10, 2016, 8:41 pm
#391
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The aircraft never overran the runway, it merely spun round on itself as it came to a halt. Plus the force of that impact may well have been enough to blow tyres and reduce braking efficiency. The irony may one day prove to be that the additional friction from scraping the belly along the surface may have been greater than the stoping ability of the brakes after several tyres have blown. The full report may well indicate the impact forces sustained.
It is quite possible as bad (and good) as this outcome was, could it have been more severe if the landing gear was still down.
Sep 10, 2016, 10:21 pm
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I think you missed my actual question, I understand the plane didnt overrun in this case but i was asking if the landing gear had been left down, the plane then sank back on to the runway, would it have overrun being so far down the runway?
It is quite possible as bad (and good) as this outcome was, could it have been more severe if the landing gear was still down.
It is quite possible as bad (and good) as this outcome was, could it have been more severe if the landing gear was still down.
Sep 11, 2016, 3:21 am
#393
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I think you missed my actual question, I understand the plane didnt overrun in this case but i was asking if the landing gear had been left down, the plane then sank back on to the runway, would it have overrun being so far down the runway?
It is quite possible as bad (and good) as this outcome was, could it have been more severe if the landing gear was still down.
It is quite possible as bad (and good) as this outcome was, could it have been more severe if the landing gear was still down.
Sep 11, 2016, 9:36 am
#394
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Remember, the aircraft sank back onto the runway, it never fell from the sky.