Skip to main content

Plane from Newark Crash Lands in Poland [Video]

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American


Earlier today, LOT Polish airlines flight 16 traveling from Newark, N.J., to Warsaw, Poland, crash landed after its landing gear failed to deploy. According to The Aviation Herald, the Boeing 767-300 was at 3,000 feet when the pilots reported an unsafe gear indication. Ground control confirmed that none of the three sets of landing gear were down, and after 80 minutes of troubleshooting, the pilots made a flawless belly landing at Warsaw's Chopin Airport.

 

No injuries are reported among the 230 people on board. Bravo, pilots.


On supporting science journalism

If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.


UPDATE 11:38am EDT: Looks like the video has already been pulled from YouTube. A Polish TV station has another video (of higher quality) here.

UPDATE 11:41am EDT: There's another video up on YouTube. How long it will last, we can't say:

Michael Moyer is the editor in charge of physics and space coverage at Scientific American. Previously he spent eight years at Popular Science magazine, where he was the articles editor. He was awarded the 2005 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for his article "Journey to the 10th Dimension," and has appeared on CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox and the Discovery Channel. He studied physics at the University of California at Berkeley and at Columbia University.

More by Michael Moyer