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United aircraft lands without right-hand gear at Newark

New York, USA - No injuries among passengers, who will be refunded anyway

The pilot of a United Airbus A-319/100 aircraft was forced yesterday to make an emergency landing at New York-Newark airport, as the right-hand gear failed to deploy while approaching the airport. After cancelling a first landing attempt and receiving visual confirmation by the tower that the gear under the wing hadn't fully deployed, the pilot decided to land anyway using only the front and left-hand...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1113388
Rome, Italy, 01/11/2010 13:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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