No, the large nose gear doors you see are only open while the gear is in transit. Once locked down or up those large doors are closed. Only the smaller doors beside the wheels are down ( when the gear are down ).......
So what does this mean? Perhaps the wheels were in transit when ground contact happened........or possibly they were forced open by the impact? We don't know.
Last edited by ACMS; 8th Aug 2016 at 09:46.