Comair Boeing 737 suffers wheel collapse at Johannesburg
 

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Also rumoured engine fire!

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26 October – Press release
British Airways’ (operated by Comair) BA6234 a 10:35 departure from Port Elizabeth, with 6 Crew and 94 Passengers on board, was involved in an incident on landing at O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) just after 12:00 pm today. We can confirm that all passengers and crew safely disembarked with no reported injuries. Passengers have been taken to the terminal building where staff are on hand.
Comair and the relevant authorities will be conducting the necessary investigation over the coming days and weeks. As soon as more information is on hand we will be releasing it to the media.

Comair whell collapse
 

That looks expensive.

The Daily Fail has got hold of this and published a load of garbage!

Terror-board-BA-flight-captain-announces-landing-gear-broken-crash-lands-jet-Johannesburg-airport.

I can't see any reference to "narrowly missing a nearby school". They must be slipping.

No winglets?
 

That an oldish 737 then?

Of the Classics, only the -300s and -500s can be fitted with winglets. Aviaton Partners never made a kit for the -400.

BBC's photos look familiar
 

Love the "...wing seemed completely broken off" bit!! Some people do like to advertise their stupidity in style! (And he is the one who supplied the photos showing the wing that still appears firmly attached!)

Since it seems the crew didn't know until after touchdown, where does this come from?

Given that this is being taken by the media as a BA incident, I suspect that the Comair franchise may be up for review soon. If I was running Comair, I would be thinking about a new paint scheme.

I don't see Comair as an airline is the issue, particularly as BA has only just retired the last of theirs. I do think that there may be an inherent issue with some 737 landing gear attachments.

Not good for the BA image

Really? Please elaborate.

Can't see why? Minor incident.

This is a British Aiways accident, not an incident. If it is painted in BA colours, so it is BA no matter who is operating the flight.

And of course locally BA had the 744 accident there as well, so BA's image probably not too good in that part of the world.

Jo'burg is becoming the BA boneyard.

And of course locally BA had the 744 accident there as well, so BA's image probably not too good in that part of the world.

Wait till you see some of the other airline images!!!
Well done to all-whole thing handled very well.
My 2 pence worth, torque link bolt/link broke/came loose, wheel turned 90, end of story-only speculation of course.

There was a similar accident (one MLG collapsed during the landing run) about 15 months ago to a New Zealand registered B737-300 freighter at Honiara at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Some time after that a similar accident to another 737 in UK.