Originally Posted by
Mad (Flt) Scientist
Unless they build things REALLY close to the runway, I think its safe to say that photo isnt of the aircraft where it came to rest. So it may not be representative of its condition when it landed.
The picture shows the actual plane involved resting on the apron several hours after the incident. They used a huge crane to put it there. News in Spain are saying that it landed with no gears at all. Also it seems that neither ATC nor the PAX were informed about the problem prior to the incident, so it was not technically an emergency landing, because they realized the problem during the landing itself. Weird.