...pity, not too many of these flying around nowadays...
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=191234
...and video of the aftermath taken at
http://www.kgns.tv/content/news/b-400316481.html
Moderator: gatso76
Plane lands in emergency in Laredo, Texas
The aircraft presented mechanical failures, until reaching alert 3, which could cause that the ship lost the sustenance
6:05 PM
/ November 08, 2016 / Writing
LAREDO TEXAS.- At the airport in Laredo, Texas, the twin-engine License Plate XA-UFJ made an emergency landing and this caused strong mobilization of the airport's emergency and safety equipment and other auxiliaries without there being finally major damage or loss of Life to mourn.
The landing took place after the fire department at the central station near the airport responded to a "2" alert call that eventually became "3" alert.
This means that the aircraft approaching the runway was aware of a major mechanical failure.
For safety reasons the pilots of the aircraft were flying for up to two hours to exhaust the fuel and avoid a possible conflagration.
Socorro Garza Fire Department spokesman gave the official part of the emergency landing when landing the twin-engined spacecraft used for cargo and no passengers landed without the front landing gear.
Both the actions of the pilot and the emergency forces ensured that the emergency landing was as planned and that there were no losses to be regretted. It transpired that the aircraft is owned by Barker, a Laredo Texas company; The aircraft is of Japanese manufacture and maintains a useful life of more than 40 years.
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