Emirates B777 gear collapse @ DXB?
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Singapore
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Doesn't really answer whether they were down and locked.
If the gear was down and locked, but they landed very hard, I wouldn't expect it to look like that. And clearly it didn't roll to a stop.
One rumour says they went up, another says they were down.
Is it possible they selected gear up on GA when climbing, and then selected gear down when they realised they were going down again? And that it hit the deck before the wheels locked?
If the gear was down and locked, but they landed very hard, I wouldn't expect it to look like that. And clearly it didn't roll to a stop.
One rumour says they went up, another says they were down.
Is it possible they selected gear up on GA when climbing, and then selected gear down when they realised they were going down again? And that it hit the deck before the wheels locked?
Join Date: May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So what now? Tailstrike from a botched approach or windshear?
As we know from the 777 at LHR - the gear is very tough. Given it slid towards that side, I'd suggest the gear was down and locked, at least on the LHS.
As we know from the 777 at LHR - the gear is very tough. Given it slid towards that side, I'd suggest the gear was down and locked, at least on the LHS.
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Found in Toronto
Posts: 615
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Doesn't really answer whether they were down and locked.
If the gear was down and locked, but they landed very hard, I wouldn't expect it to look like that. And clearly it didn't roll to a stop.
One rumour says they went up, another says they were down.
Is it possible they selected gear up on GA when climbing, and then selected gear down when they realised they were going down again? And that it hit the deck before the wheels locked?
If the gear was down and locked, but they landed very hard, I wouldn't expect it to look like that. And clearly it didn't roll to a stop.
One rumour says they went up, another says they were down.
Is it possible they selected gear up on GA when climbing, and then selected gear down when they realised they were going down again? And that it hit the deck before the wheels locked?
I suspect the gear was still being retracted when the aircraft settled onto the runway.
My 2 cents worth
Its a shame if it turns out that this accident was the result of an over zealous gear retraction. Why are we so keen to retract the gear in a all engines operating GA? Its the least important thing to be doing. Thrust is more important and mode confirmation is more important. I have seen crews in sims permit a focus on LG retraction distract them from the bigger ticket items.
Its a shame if it turns out that this accident was the result of an over zealous gear retraction. Why are we so keen to retract the gear in a all engines operating GA? Its the least important thing to be doing. Thrust is more important and mode confirmation is more important. I have seen crews in sims permit a focus on LG retraction distract them from the bigger ticket items.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Dxb 30L
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Maybe, just maybe, EK pilots should be allowed to hand fly more? I have an email, from a certain DCPB, that states ' hand flying has no value in this company' . This was from a 'ping' in the early days when I hand flew the aircraft above 5000 feet. ( What made it even funnier, was it was on a line check, and I was told by the TRE doing the check, ' the good thing about EK, as long as you brief non standard stuff, you can do it.) Learnt my lesson there.
Just my thoughts. (But DCPB I still have that email, signed by you )
Just my thoughts. (But DCPB I still have that email, signed by you )
However hand flying will not improve your knowledge of SOP's clearly not followed by 521 crew
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Dxb 30L
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Resident insomniac
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: N54 58 34 W02 01 21
Age: 79
Posts: 1,873
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Nice
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: All Over
Posts: 322
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just read a basic report supposedly from one of the pilots on social media... please don't shoot the messenger. Was a few mins ago on twitter and I can't find it right now but this is roughly what it said.
During the flare an updraft caused the a/c to float past the end of the TDZ, G/A initiated with positive climb and gear up however speed then rapidly decayed below the top of the amber band due windshear. Windshear procedure was 'done' however the a/c then crash landed. Mayday declared at this stage and evacuation initiated.
During the flare an updraft caused the a/c to float past the end of the TDZ, G/A initiated with positive climb and gear up however speed then rapidly decayed below the top of the amber band due windshear. Windshear procedure was 'done' however the a/c then crash landed. Mayday declared at this stage and evacuation initiated.
Last edited by Paracab; 10th Aug 2016 at 20:22. Reason: spillingmistook
Just read a basic report supposedly from one of the pilots on social media... please don't shoot the messenger. Was a few mins ago on twitter and I can't find it right now but this is roughly what it said.
During the flare an updraft caused the a/c to float past the end of the TDZ, G/A initiated with positive climb and gear up however speed then rapidly below the top of the amber band due windshear. Windshear procedure was 'done' however the a/c then crash landed. Mayday declared at this stage and evacucation initiated.
During the flare an updraft caused the a/c to float past the end of the TDZ, G/A initiated with positive climb and gear up however speed then rapidly below the top of the amber band due windshear. Windshear procedure was 'done' however the a/c then crash landed. Mayday declared at this stage and evacucation initiated.
Perhaps the clue about the state of the landing gear is the lack of damage to the bottom of the engine?
or the one on the right that got run over and ended up on top of the rh wing?
This is all maybe and guessing, and I do not have enough pictures to look at as the plane slid down the runway to get a sense of its "flat" or "tilted" attitude to support that idea.
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: BHX
Posts: 210
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A familiar mistake ex Airbus pilots who have converted to Boeings make is to firewall the throttles forgetting to press the TOGA switch in the event of a go around. The result is the aircraft accelerates down an ILS if the autopilot is still engaged. I wonder if this could have been a factor here.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Dxb 30L
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A familiar mistake ex Airbus pilots who have converted to Boeings make is to firewall the throttles forgetting to press the TOGA switch in the event of a go around. The result is the aircraft accelerates down an ILS if the autopilot is still engaged. I wonder if this could have been a factor here.
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 129
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
As a mere SLF, wondering if there are definite SOPs about deciding exactly what constitutes "positive rate/climb" before it can be called out? Does it have to be an ascent that lasts a certain amount of time and/or at a certain min rate of vertical speed for example, i.e. Not just a brief moment of lift such as off a bounce ?
Many thanks for this most informative forum.
Many thanks for this most informative forum.
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: WA STATE
Age: 78
Posts: 0
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
FWIW IMHO If gear was transition between up OR down and hydraulics are lost, gravity will normally lower the gear ( free fall ) if in flight. It may well be that the position in photo was the result of picking up the wing thus allowing the gear to fall even more since it was unlocked when fit hit the shan and plane came to rest .