EK521 - B777 Crash landing in DXB

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AVHerald:

"An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EMW performing flight EK-521 from Thiruvananthapuram (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), landed on Dubai's runway 12L but suffered the collapse of the landing gear and burst into flames. The aircraft burned down completely."

Gulf News early reports that all pax evacuated
 
Re: EK521 - 777 Crash @ DXB

No reported injuries which is pretty remarkable if true!
 
Re: Emirates 777 fire at DXB

Fairly confident that it will be a write off.... Engine completely removed from wing. Hope everyone is safe.
 
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METARs report WS Windshear Warnings. Incident at 1245 local

08:00 UTC / 12:00 local time:
OMDB 030900Z 11021KT 3000 BLDU NSC 49/07 Q0993 WS ALL RWY TEMPO 35015KT 1500
Wind 110 degrees at 21 knots; visibillity 3000 m; blowing dust; No significant cloud; Temperature 49°C; Dew point 7°C; wind shear all runways; temporary wind 350° at 15 knots; 1500 m visibility.

09:00 UTC / 13:00 local time:
OMDB 030800Z 14012KT 100V180 6000 NSC 48/09 Q0994 WS ALL RWY TEMPO 35015KT 4000 DU
Wind 140 degrees at 12 knots; visibility 6000 m; No significant cloud; Temperature 48°C; Dew point 7°C; wind shear all runways; temporary wind 350° at 15 knots; 400 m visibility in dust.

Plain English courtesy aviation-safety.net
 
Re: Emirates 777 fire at DXB

QF1 turnaround perhaps a blessing in a roundabout way?
 
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QF1 turnaround perhaps a blessing in a roundabout way?

The other airport DWC (Maktoum international airport - AKA Dubai World Centre) has been accepting diversion including EK415 today. The other alternate that QF has used in the past is MCT (Muscat) . SHJ (Sharjah international airport also available

The airport is now operational but with network wide delays. But you have a point. Other delays at the airport makes QF1 non operation less visible.
 
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777 is one tough machine.

Concerning reading the latest reports of a potential go around that went wrong and hit the deck.
 
Re: Emirates 777 fire at DXB

Sounds like somebody forgot about the positive rate of climb before gear up.
 
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