Boeing 767 without front wheel landed in Istanbul airport! + video

report Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters, after the dangerous landing of a Boeing 767 cargo plane at Istanbul Airport, which was unable to open the front wheels due to a technical problem, an investigation has been started in this field. It was.

This plane, which took off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, after informing the control tower of Istanbul Airport about the technical problem and the front wheels not opening, with the guidance The control tower landed with its nose on the runway.

Airport rescue and fire teams were sent to the place before the plane landed, but there were no injuries or victims. The said plane, which is considered one of the most common cargo planes and is designed based on the 767 passenger model, is about 10 years old.

An official of the Ministry of Aviation of Turkey said that the units of this institution are investigating the cause of the accident. Video images show that this plane caught fire while landing with its nose and sparks and smoke rose into the air. In June last year, a small Boeing 717 belonging to Delta Airlines had a similar landing in North Carolina.

Although manufacturers are not primarily responsible for the maintenance of planes after they enter the flight cycle, Boeing is following a series of air accidents that have occurred in recent months for planes it builds. This aircraft manufacturing giant has been severely criticized and investigated.