The PAF Fokker 27 plane has just landed in Legazpi from Tacloban when the front landing gear was busted
NOSE DOWN. An Air Force F27 plane lies nose down on the runway of Legazpi Airport following a landing accident, May 11, 2015. Photo courtesy Office of Civil Defense-Bicol/Facebook
The front landing gear of an aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) detached from the plane upon landing at the
In a Notice to
Airmen (NOTAM), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said the
Fokker 27 plane, with aircraft body number PAF669, busted its landing gear upon
touchdown. The plane was flying in from Tacloban City
"The
aircraft was disabled at the middle of runway causing temporary closure of
operations while it was being towed to safer ground," the NOTAM said.
The plane was
carrying 3 passengers and was piloted by a certain Captain Valdez.
Photos posted on Facebook by the
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Bicol showed a PAF Fokker plane
lying nose down on the airport's runway, while the landing gear lay several
meters away from the plane.
The photos from
OCD also showed airport personnel inspecting the damaged plane and the detached
wheel.
Albay Governor
Joey Salceda, who was at the airport waiting for a flight to Manila
The incident has
caused flight delays at the airport.
Clearing
operations are undergoing as of 2 pm Monday, and flights could resume at the
airport later in the day, according to a Facebook post by Salceda.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/92843-air-force-plane-loses-wheel-legazpi-airport
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