Probe launched after Boeing cargo plane lands in Istanbul without front landing gear

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ISTANBUL: A FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 cargo plane landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday (May 8) without its front landing gear, a Turkish transport ministry official said, adding there were no casualties and authorities had launched an investigation.

A general view of a FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 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. ISTANBUL : A FedEx Airlines Boeing 767 cargo plane landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without its front landing gear, a Turkish transport ministry official said, adding there were no casualties and authorities had launched an investigation.

The aircraft involved is a nearly 10-year-old Boeing 767 freighter, one of the most common cargo planes and based on the 767 passenger model dating back to the 1980s. Video footage obtained by Reuters showed sparks flying and some smoke as the front of the plane scraped along the runway before coming to a halt and being doused with firefighting foam. No fire appeared to have broken out.

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