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Old 8th Feb 2020, 16:45
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by N707ZS
As there are no scrape marks behind the engine did the undercarriage collapse as the aircraft was turning off at the end.
Looking at photos on the Net, the aircraft appears to be resting on the runway just before the 90° left turn onto Twy E-4 (runs parallel to Rwy 01/19), which could well have been its intended route to the gate.


Originally Posted by capngrog
That right main gear door hanging down indicates to me that a problem occurred during the L.G. extension sequence and was not related to touchdown forces at all.
I suspect that when the gear gave way, the engine would have impacted the runway with a pretty substantial thump, which could well have been sufficient to dislodge the gear door.
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