Quite close-up PIC: KLM 747 tyre burst on landing @Amsterdam

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See here: http://www.pprune.org/spectators-balcon ... nding.html


http://i.imgur.com/TibBx.jpg

Incident: KLM B744 at Amsterdam on Nov 1st 2012, body gear strut out of alignment

A KLM Boeing 747-400, registration PH-BFI performing flight KL-612 (dep Oct 31st) from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands),
landed on Amsterdam's runway 18R (Polderbaan),
all 4 tyres of the right body gear however burst during the roll out and the wheels were partially ground down
as result of the right body gear strut rotated by about 45 degrees out of direction of movement.

More at http://avherald.com/h?article=458582a9&opt=1

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Original poster of above picture started http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1213986

There should be more photos about made by fellow passengers.

[FARO]

There is a little film by schiphol.nl

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... SmCb1M6Ysk

gr. Marco

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Another photo:

http://www.nikon-club-nederland.nl/foru ... 3e78_b.jpg

Taken from http://www.nikon-club-nederland.nl/foru ... 51&t=43766 .

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Number three...


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6m8ptbCYAE0v8o.jpg