FedEx Jet Goes Off Runway During Emergency Landing in Chattanooga

The Boeing 757 skidded off the runway during an emergency gear-up landing at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, October 05, 2023 at 03:26 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A FedEx Boeing 757 executed an emergency belly landing at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport after experiencing a severe landing gear issue.
The flight crew initially reported minor problems but eventually declared an emergency when repeated attempts to deploy the landing gear, confirmed by a low pass for ground observation, were unsuccessful.
The aircraft performed a no-gear landing, skidding off the end of Runway 20, but all three crew members are safe, and there was no fire.
Federal and local authorities, including the NTSB, are on site to investigate the incident.

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Federal and local authorities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are investigating an emergency landing of a FedEx aircraft Wednesday night. According to the Chattanooga Fire Department, the FedEx Boeing 757 discovered a problem with the landing gear as it approached Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA).

According to FlightAware.com, FedEx flight 1376 took off from KCHA at 10:24 p.m. EDT destined for Memphis International Airport (KMEM).