28 June 2023 , 19:07
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A terrifying video from inside a Delta Air Lines flight that miraculously landed WITHOUT landing gear deployed shows passengers bracing in fear.
The Boeing 717 dipped and started ascending again suddenly before the crew came over the intercoms and told the more-than-100 passengers to brace for impact.
The jet, which is owned and operated by Delta Air Lines, suffered a malfunction during a flight from Atlanta to Charlotte Wednesday morning.
The front landing gear failed to deploy, and the pilots were forced to take matters into their own hands.
Terrified passengers and onlookers watched as the jet got closer and closer to the tarmac and made impact, remarkably landing softly as the hero pilots managed to bring it down smoothly, incredibly without much jarring.
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Passengers brace as the plane comes in without landing gear (wcnctv/Instagram)
The passengers cowered in fear (wcnctv/Instagram)Now, videos posted to social media provide glimpses into the terrifying yet not-so-violent crash landing.
One tweet, posted by user @matttttt187, shows frightened passengers gripping the seats in front of them.
As the plane landed, a small amount of jostling occurred, but then all was quiet.
"Oh, that wasn't bad at all," someone said.
The plane managed to land safely on the runway (parks3811/Twitter)As the camera pans to the woman sitting next to the videographer, she can be seen to relax as she realises they had made it safely.
The Boeing 717 took off from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 7.35am local time Wednesday.
Just a few hours later, it landed in Charlotte without its landing gear deployed.
There were over 100 passengers on the aircraft.
A passenger on board told a local news outlet that the crew told them a problem with the landing gear had occurred and that they would have to make a crash landing.
Amazingly, all went smoothly (parks3811/Twitter)
The pilots managed to bring it in (Skobi1kanobi/Twitter)They reviewed safety information with customers, then the plane dipped toward the runway, pulled up, then dipped again.
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On the second descent, the passengers were told to brace for impact — but the landing was a smooth one, with "no jarring or even loud noises," the customer said.
On Twitter, @parks3811 said: "So this just happened… On Delta flight 1092 and we just landed in Charlotte, without nose gear! The crew was amazing and the pilots landed it smoothly!"
The airline said the plane landed with its nose gear in the 'up' position, and it came to a safe stop on the runway.
The crew deployed inflatable slides, and the close to 100 people on board disembarked safely without any injuries reported.
A bus took them to the terminal.
Delta said two pilots, three flight attendants and 96 passengers were on board.
There was another problem, however — without landing gear deployed, the plane couldn't easily taxi out of the way of other planes.
The airport was forced to close the runway while crews worked to remove the jet.
A spokesperson for the the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport told WSOC9 that the air travel hub was anticipating operational impacts and delays.
The Delta plane made a crash landing in Charlotte on Wednesday after its landing gear failed to deploy (WPTV)In a tweet, the airport encouraged passengers flying later in the day to check on the status of their flights ahead of arrival.
"Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people,” Delta said in a statement. “While this is a rare occurrence, Delta flight crews train extensively to safely manage through many scenarios and flight 1092 landed safely without reported injuries.
"Our next focus is to take care of our customers on this flight, including retrieving their bags and seeing them to their final destinations safely. We apologize to our customers for what they experienced."
The plane is seen still on the runway this afternoon (WPTV)A passenger on the flight told Channel 9: "The crew told us there was an issue with the landing gear and instructed us to go over safety information.
"We came in low once and then climbed again. Second time had us brace but the landing was smooth. No jarring or even loud noises. We were in the back so that may have been why. Everyone evacuated via slides. No injuries as far as I know. Crew and pilots were wonderful!"