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[JamesV6CDX]

Landed without front undercarriage this afternoon, after circling for 2 hours to burn fuel:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/10/plane-crashes-at-belfast-airport-after-emergency-landing-flybe-inverness

[Jimbob]

hmmm, were 2 fire engines at the end of the runway at Hawarden earlier, wonder if it was considering ditching here?

[tigers_gonads]

Sort out the reason the wheel didn't drop and a bit of paint and it will be flying on Monday morning 

[Doctor Gollum]

In the grand scheme of things, there's plenty worse to go wrong

Any injuries most likely to be from trying to use the front steps rather than the actual landing...

[TheBoy]

Last time I flew Flybe, they had to get a replacement plane, as our puddle jumper broke en-route to us (so a jet to get from St Helier to Southampton - that should have been the worlds fastest flight).

That was a longer than planned flight, as the pilot had to abort the landing part way through the approach as a light aircraft got in the way

[Kevin Wood]

Another pilot discovers the expensive way to paint a line down a runway.

Still, could have been much more messy. At least it was only the nose gear.

[JamesV6CDX]

I'd still consider it messy enough, if I were approaching the tarmac sat in that thing without one of the wheels down 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

My pants would have got very messy at the first sign of trouble. I'm not a good flyer at the best of times. 

[zirk]

Last time I flew Flybe, they had to get a replacement plane, as our puddle jumper broke en-route to us (so a jet to get from St Helier to Southampton - that should have been the worlds fastest flight).

That was a longer than planned flight, as the pilot had to abort the landing part way through the approach as a light aircraft got in the way

Been Banking the OOF Shop profits again,   

[Sir Tigger KC]

So when planes dump fuel, does that mean that they're flying along pishing kerosene out the back?   

[zirk]

So when planes dump fuel, does that mean that they're flying along pishing kerosene out the back?   

Yep, but normally over water otherwise is burnt off.

[Doctor Gollum]

https://youtu.be/XORgDkaV_xk

[ronnyd]

The vid just after the linky was very good.

[Sir Tigger KC]

The vid just after the linky was very good.

Yes, but I don't believe the assertion that the fuel evaporates and disappears.  It goes somewhere, probably helps form a cloud and then comes down in the rain. Nice! 

[Kevin Wood]

I'd be surprised if something as small as a DASH-8 is equipped to jettison fuel.