Alitalia flight 63 , landed without right main gear

Created on Sunday, 29 September 2013 21:59 | Print

29 September 2013

Alitalia flight AZ-63 , Airbus A320 registration EI-EIB from Madrid to Rome Fuimicino airport with 151 passengers it was approaching Rome airport when the crew tried to extract the landing gears and received a warning indication that the right main gear is not extended.The crew went around for try to solve the problem and after performed a low pass at 400 feet confirmed that the right gear doors are blocking the gear so the crew prepared for an emergency landing without the right main gear.Airplane landed on runway 16L and came to a stop on its side.Airplane evacuated via the slides.Nobody injured

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