A general view of a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 BA.N cargo plane, that landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without deploying its front landing gear but managed to stay on the runway and avoid casualties, on a runway in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2024.
An investigation is underway after a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing without its front landing gear at Istanbul Airport, after the aircraft's nose gear failed to deploy.
The plane managed to stay on the runway, and there were no casualties, according to Turkey's Ministry of Transport.
The ministry said that the cargo jet, flying from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, alerted the Istanbul Airport control tower that its landing gear was not opening and was able to land with guidance from the tower, according to reporting from Reuters.
The ministry also said that its teams were carrying out examinations at the scene, while the U.S. National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) announced it will send its own investigators to Istanbul.
Persons:
Charles de Gaulle
Organizations:
FedEx Airlines Boeing, Istanbul Airport, Turkey's Ministry of Transport, Reuters, U.S . National Transport Safety Board
Locations:
Istanbul, Turkey, Paris, U.S