KLM Chicago-Schipol tyre burst on landing

[JAFSLF]

Thought you chaps might like to see this photo a friend (who was on the flight) just sent me - apparently a tyre burst on landing but looks like the undercarriage damage was slightly worse than would have been expected .....

http://i.imgur.com/TibBx.jpg

[NigelOnDraft]

Yes... and (putting 2&2 together) not sure a mere burst tyre would close a runway for the next 4hrs+ ;)

[Callsign Kilo]

Defective landing gear strut or an unintended attempt to plant an aeroplane within the TDZ?

[racedo]

Snow on runway or foam ?

[Avionker]

Body gear steering not centred on touchdown causing excessive torsional loading?

[MrHorgy]

racedo, it'll be foam, there's no snow here at the moment :E

[Hotel Tango]

Defective landing gear strut or an unintended attempt to plant an aeroplane within the TDZ?

Well, by your own admission, you do come from Cloud Cuckoo Land after all.

[walterthesofty]

Dont you just love these technical experts

[Callsign Kilo]

Had no idea this would end up in "Spectators Balcony." I would have avoided any attempt of humour had I known beforehand. "Plant" is a substitute word for hard landing. You may hear it used by those sitting in the pointy end when they wish to pour scorn on a colleague's performance during the last 50 feet. It has nothing to do with a set of shovels or embedding a 747. Every days a school day, isn't it?

[Avionker]

Well whatever it was it's managed to twist the truck on the RH body gear through about 45 degrees. That is quite an impressive feat.

[Agaricus bisporus]

As there seems to be somewhat less than 360' present on those wheels and the bogie is offset just a tad my highly technical and well informed guess is that a tyre burst has very little to do with this indeed.

d'oh!