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Old 8th Apr 2012, 03:27
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Plane with stuck gear lands safely at Bush Airport

Plane with stuck gear lands safely at Bush Airport | Newswatch | a Chron.com blog
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It helps to aviod these types of things if one checks that all of the gear pins have been pulled.
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Quote: "landed in Houston after its nose gear did not extend."

...and the reason should be the gear pins?
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It helps to aviod these types of things if one checks that all of the gear pins have been pulled.
Seems like if the gear is pinned, it will not retract.
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It helps to aviod these types of things if one checks that all of the gear pins have been pulled.
It helps to aviod these types of replies if one reads the article before commenting.
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Maybe he meant the gear extensions handles?
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Another Q400 Landing Gear Incident

Although probably unrelated to all the earlier incidents Bombardier will not want any more bad news on Q400 and landing gear I'm sure!
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