Red Air MD-82 Catches Fire After Landing Gear Collapse In Miami

Passengers evacuate safely this time, but runway accidents can be deadly.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 03:19 PM ET

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A McDonnell-Douglas MD-82, like the one pictured here, had its landing gear collapse Tuesdqay in Miami. [File photo: iStock]

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Red Air Flight 203, an MD-82, experienced a landing gear collapse and subsequent fire upon landing at Miami International Airport on Tuesday.
The incident resulted in minor injuries to 3-7 people among the 126 on board, who were transported to the terminal and hospital as needed.
Federal investigators are probing the accident, which led to the closure of two of the airport's four runways.

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Federal investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding a runway accident at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on Tuesday that occurred when a jet’s landing gear collapsed.

Airport officials said the landing gear of Red Air Flight 203, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-82, collapsed when the airplane landed at about 5:30 p.m. with 126 people on board. The collapse caused a fire that emergency personnel extinguished.