I wonder what if any damage the aircraft suffered in this landing? What is the smoke, doesn't look as if it's only rubber burn?
Clearly this incident will have sparked the interest of every single TU 154 operator out of pure self preservation. Sticking the head in the sand and say 'bah, it was a maintenance problem, doesn't concern us' would be pretty stupid. Happened to them and that means it can happen again.
Having said that, I still think the TU154 has proven its design over and over again in such situations. The sheer sturdiness of design has probably saved a lot of lifes during the last 40 odd years, the last ones so far being the ones of this crew.
I'd love to hear what they have to say. I hope they get to tell their tale. It's most probably one every one of us can learn from.
Best regards
AN2 Driver