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Old 30th March 2022 | 00:07
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LATAM A320 lands with nose wheels at 90 degrees

Once again, an A320 lands with the nose gear at 90 degrees, this time at Medellín, Colombia (SKRG/MDE). Link to news (in Spanish): https://www.elcolombiano.com/antioqu...nta-CB17079784

Media is reporting the event was due to either a "wheel on fire" or burst, detected by the crew after takeoff. The flight returned to the origin airport after holding for some time. From the videos, it would seem the flight crew behaved as expected, though, as usual, the subsequent investigation will confirm or deny this. Aircraft wasn't evacuated and was deplaned via airstars.

I wouldn't think a burst tire could cause such a failure...? Maybe a mechanical failure of some sort that would trigger the WHEEL NW STRG Fault ECAM?
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