The Boeing 757 with three people onboard slid off the runway at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport after pilots were unable to extend its wheels.
A FedEx 757 sits on a landing strip Thursday at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport after crash-landing late Wednesday. Officials say the FedEx plane skidded off the runway when its landing gear did not deploy. No one was injured. A FedEx cargo jet was forced to make an unusual emergency landing with its gear up late Wednesday, ultimately sliding off the runway at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in Tennessee.
The Boeing 757 had three people onboard, who are accounted for, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department. FedEx said its crew members are safe and referred other questions to the National Transportation Safety Board.The plane took off from Chattanooga about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to data from tracking service Flightradar24. The pilots soon informed air traffic controllers they were experiencing a “minor issue” and would need time in the air to determine their next move.
“We’ve got three souls on board, approximately an hour-and-a-half of fuel remaining,” one of the FedEx pilots said, according to transmissions archived by LiveATC.net.The pilot then asked for permission to fly low over the airport so people on the ground could try to see whether the plane’s landing gear was down.
“We’ve got everybody looking for your gear,” an air traffic controller said, before adding: “There appeared to be no landing gear observed.”Fire officials said there was smoke from the engines but no fire. The plane slid off the end of the runway and came to rest before reaching a road that runs along the edge of the airport.
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