A passenger-carrying Flybe airliner suffered substantial damage on Thursday at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol after its landing gear collapsed on touchdown.
Flybe Airliner Lands Hard at Amsterdam Airport
Key Takeaways:
- Flybe Flight 1284 from Edinburgh suffered a landing gear collapse upon touchdown at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
- The incident occurred during severe weather conditions from Storm Doris, with strong wind gusts contributing to a hard landing by the pilot.
- Although the aircraft experienced a prop strike and smoke in the cockpit, fire trucks promptly arrived to prevent a fire, and all passengers were safely evacuated with no injuries reported.
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