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Icelandair Boeing 757-200 Suffers Right Main Landing Gear Collapse After Landing In Iceland
An Icelandair Boeing 757-200 suffered a right main gear collapse after landing at Keflavík International Airport in Iceland. (www.gatechecked.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
'A man's got to know his limitations'- Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood) 1973
COME ON!!! Look at the METAR. OH, wait....I get the joke....
Surface Wind was at 42knots/G 56 knots !
Here’s a scrape of the METAR:
IKF 071600Z 13042G55KT 8000 BR OVC013 07/06 Q0966
BIKF 071530Z 13042G56KT 6000 BR OVC013 07/06 Q0967
BIKF 071500Z 13040G53KT 5000 -DZRA BR OVC010 07/06 Q0968
BIKF 071430Z 13040G54KT 3000 -DZRA BR BKN008 OVC012 07/06 Q0970
BIKF 071400Z 13040G54KT 3000 -DZRA BR BKN008 OVC012 07/06 Q0970
IKF 071600Z 13042G55KT 8000 BR OVC013 07/06 Q0966
BIKF 071530Z 13042G56KT 6000 BR OVC013 07/06 Q0967
BIKF 071500Z 13040G53KT 5000 -DZRA BR OVC010 07/06 Q0968
BIKF 071430Z 13040G54KT 3000 -DZRA BR BKN008 OVC012 07/06 Q0970
BIKF 071400Z 13040G54KT 3000 -DZRA BR BKN008 OVC012 07/06 Q0970
Well... they don't have much choice do they... not like they can divert to another airport then
Iceland is certainly windy... Car rental company warns you about beware of gust when opening car door, so the door won't slam open and get damaged.
Iceland is certainly windy... Car rental company warns you about beware of gust when opening car door, so the door won't slam open and get damaged.
Or slam shut on your fingers