Ryanair Nosegear Collapse
Most probably charged the pax for the bus to the terminal 
Why can they never resist distorting the truth?
Ryanair said in a statement that the plane experienced "a minor technical issue" with its nose landing gear upon landing.
Ryanair said in a statement that the plane experienced "a minor technical issue" with its nose landing gear upon landing.
What worries me is the time it took for the fire services to arrive 
Morning all,
Im surprised there isn’t a discussion running about this yet?
https://avherald.com/h?article=50796916&opt=0
Im surprised there isn’t a discussion running about this yet?
https://avherald.com/h?article=50796916&opt=0
They arrived eventually, albeit after the runway excursion:
Exactly what I thought, which would suggest motor memory overload actions.
The response time, depending on exactly when ATC were aware of the situation and hit the crash alarm, to the first RFFS truck being in position was about 2 minutes. That is an acceptable time (3 minutes is the maximum permisibble) from an unprepared standing start, in 30 ton trucks from a station likely over a mile away.
Not defending Ryanair. But there doesn't appear to be any damage to the airframe, just the nose gear. No passengers or crew injured, and a nose gear change is 8 to 10 hours assuming they have a spare versus writing off the airframe. That would qualify as minor in my books
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That is the correct config for a partial gear landing
What does not seem to have emerged is:-
Did the crew know they had a problem and notify ATC, or did they suddenly have a gear failure when they lowered the nosewheel onto the runway?
The ADS-B track would suggest that all three gears remained (only just) on the paved surface.
There is a slight discontinuity in the altitude plots which may be an artifact or may indicate a bounce. Have there been any reports about whether/where the missing lower half of the NLG has been found?
There is a slight discontinuity in the altitude plots which may be an artifact or may indicate a bounce. Have there been any reports about whether/where the missing lower half of the NLG has been found?
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Not defending Ryanair.
Just measure your bag before you go and buy what you need.
Looks like everything here was correctly handled. And yes minor. People need reassurance when flying sometimes.
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The ADS-B track would suggest that all three gears remained (only just) on the paved surface.
There is a slight discontinuity in the altitude plots which may be an artifact or may indicate a bounce. Have there been any reports about whether/where the missing lower half of the NLG has been found?
There is a slight discontinuity in the altitude plots which may be an artifact or may indicate a bounce. Have there been any reports about whether/where the missing lower half of the NLG has been found?
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That implies that the crew were aware of the problem prior to landing. If that were the case, the crash vehicles would have been alerted and would have been there a lot quicker.
What does not seem to have emerged is:-
Did the crew know they had a problem and notify ATC, or did they suddenly have a gear failure when they lowered the nosewheel onto the runway?
What does not seem to have emerged is:-
Did the crew know they had a problem and notify ATC, or did they suddenly have a gear failure when they lowered the nosewheel onto the runway?
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