Iran Air F100 Fire on Landing Tehran
From a Reuters report:
Plane Catches Fire At Iran Airport, 100 Evacuated Unhurt: Report
Pir-Hossein Kolivand said the fire broke out after the aircraft's landing gear did not open properly, and was later brought under control.
Reuters | Updated: March 20, 2019 01:04 IST GENEVA: An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iran's emergency department said on state television.
Pir-Hossein Kolivand said the fire broke out after the aircraft's landing gear did not open properly, and was later brought under control.
The airplane was a Fokker 100 belonging to Iran Air, the Fars news agency reported.
The pilot was not able to open the back wheels of the plane and circled the airport attempting to open all the wheels before landing the plane on its body, according to Fars.