Popular Post webfact Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 Video: Navy plane successfully lands without front landing gear - all 14 safe Picture: Sanook Video footage from Narathiwat airport in the far south of Thailand showed the moment when a Thai Royal Navy Fokker aircraft landed successfully without its front landing gear deploying. The F-27 MK 200 slid along the runway before coming to a safe stop. Fire crews were soon on the scene as the 12 passengers and two crew hurriedly disembarked. Navy spokesman Vice Admiral Prachachat Sirisawat said that the plane was on a flight from U-Tapao airport to Narathiwat when a problem was detected with the front landing gear. Attempts to dislodge it failed and the crew were obliged to make an emergency landing. Behind the controls were Commander Chatchawan Prasitwech and Flight Lieutenant Kopkit Santikun. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-08-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Photo credit: LapLuangPrangChannel.com 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 Well done that pilot - but why did the fire trucks take so long to arrive 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I didn't know that anyone flew F27s any more. The were old 30 years ago. From google: In addition to the 581 F27s built by Fokker, 128 F-27s and 78 FH-227s were built. In February 2010, only one Fairchild FH-227 aircraft, FH-227E serial number 501 belonging to the Myanmar Air Force, remained in active service.[citation needed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Time to put an order in for one ,two or a few new ones, it's only money.......the taxpayers. regards Worgeordie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Time to put an order in for one ,two or a few new ones, it's only money.......the taxpayers. regards Worgeordie what so that they can crash those as well? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trainman34014 Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 Normally they can be manually wound down so why not ? I've always said you gotta watch those Fokkers ! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, JoePai said: Well done that pilot - but why did the fire trucks take so long to arrive A really good text book crash landing. I agree about the fire trucks being slow off the mark. They should have been waiting close to the runway before the aircraft landed, and gone boot to the floor as soon as it passed them. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 That's one lucky Fokker .... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Psimbo Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, worgeordie said: Time to put an order in for one ,two or a few new ones, it's only money.......the taxpayers. regards Worgeordie Navy operating old planes, one crashes. Thaigeezers complain. Navy orders NEW planes to replace outdated unsafe ones. Thaigeezers complain. Lose -lose for Thai navy either way. Kudos to the pilot for getting it down on the deck without and injuries.- strange people didn't mention that. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Psimbo Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Pilotman said: I didn't know that anyone flew F27s any more. The were old 30 years ago. From google: In addition to the 581 F27s built by Fokker, 128 F-27s and 78 FH-227s were built. In February 2010, only one Fairchild FH-227 aircraft, FH-227E serial number 501 belonging to the Myanmar Air Force, remained in active service.[citation needed] B-52, Hercules, Hueys, Cobras, DC-3/C-47s, just for a start (and that's just a few military aircraft) Some airlines have just taken 747s out of service. Just because an airframe is old doesn't mean it hasn't been updated and modernised- in some cases they haven't and still soldier on 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewgoo Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, JoePai said: Well done that pilot - but why did the fire trucks take so long to arrive That would involve proactive thinking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Psimbo said: B-52, Hercules, Hueys, Cobras, DC-3/C-47s, just for a start (and that's just a few military aircraft) Some airlines have just taken 747s out of service. Just because an airframe is old doesn't mean it hasn't been updated and modernised- in some cases they haven't and still soldier on I never said otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Psimbo said: B-52, Hercules, Hueys, Cobras, DC-3/C-47s, just for a start (and that's just a few military aircraft) Some airlines have just taken 747s out of service. Just because an airframe is old doesn't mean it hasn't been updated and modernised- in some cases they haven't and still soldier on I just looked up the list of RTN aircraft here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Naval_Air_Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, JoePai said: Well done that pilot - but why did the fire trucks take so long to arrive I heard someone borrowed the horses and they had to wait till they returned with them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted August 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2020 5 hours ago, webfact said: Video: Navy plane successfully lands without front landing gear - all 14 safe Great landing, the captain kept the nose up nicely while reducing speed until dropping it and keeping a straight line without steerage. A couple of belly skins, nose-wheel check and back up in the air. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 The fire trucks arrived at the aircraft no more than 20 seconds after it stopped. Damn good if you ask me. What do you lot want, the fire truck to be waiting at the aircraft stopping point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Star Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 5 hours ago, billd766 said: A really good text book crash landing. I agree about the fire trucks being slow off the mark. They should have been waiting close to the runway before the aircraft landed, and gone boot to the floor as soon as it passed them. Good job by the pilot, and emergency crew. I would say the fire trucks were deployed properly alongside the runway, and you can see them racing into motion as the aircraft passed, arriving at the plane within seconds as they chased after it. If the gear that did not deploy was one of the wheels under the wings instead, the plane could have spun, and rolled, then the trucks would have been in the best position away on the sides, but in the middle of the runway in that case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Psimbo said: Navy operating old planes, one crashes. Thaigeezers complain. Navy orders NEW planes to replace outdated unsafe ones. Thaigeezers complain. Lose -lose for Thai navy either way. Kudos to the pilot for getting it down on the deck without and injuries.- strange people didn't mention that. No. Military order luxury plane for Senior officers. Thai geezers complain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Good job by the pilot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlkelley Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Great Job. The main damage was to the nose gear and undercarriage. No engine or Prop damage. I've watched a C-5, C141 and C130 come down with nose gear and main landing gear malfunctions with very little damage also. Walking away from any aircraft with a difficult landing is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Excellent piece of flying from the crew, mustard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkc Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Well controlled Landing by the the flight crew everybody walked away hats off to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Without front landing gear? Nonsense. Unless it fell off the gear is up in the nose gear well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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