Vietnam airlines landing gear not deployed at Melbourne airport

[I love to travel]

Well this could have been nasty

Flight was one minute from touchdown at Melbourne Airport without landing gear down

A Vietnam Airlines flight on Thursday only narrowly avoided a major safety incident.

www.smh.com.au

 

[suze2000]

Just read this article. Another airline hits my "no-fly" list.

 

[jb747]

If it was a VMC morning, it’s not impossible that their rules state 500’ as the point at which they must be configured. So, perhaps not as bad as it sounds. Anyway, the aircraft will get very upset, and you’ll get all sorts of alarms, if you get too low without being configured. I don’t think they’d have reached that point at the 675 feet that is mentioned.

 

[Quickstatus]

Also discussed here:

Vietnam Airlines Delays/ Cancellations

The overnight SGN to SYD VN773 is arriving on Tuesday 2 April 2019 with B789 VN-A870 at 0920 hours, 65 late. VN-A862 on the same flight is arriving in SYD on Wednesday 3 at an estimated 1022, 127 late.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Quickstatus]

Well this could have been nasty

Flight was one minute from touchdown at Melbourne Airport without landing gear down

A Vietnam Airlines flight on Thursday only narrowly avoided a major safety incident.

www.smh.com.au

Just read this article. Another airline hits my "no-fly" list.

Why?
The ATSB only opened the investigation today 19Sept. It’s still collecting information and evidence.

 

[DC3]

Why?
The ATSB only opened the investigation today 19Sept. It’s still collecting information and evidence.

So, 'no fly" (pending outcome of investigation?)

 

[trooper]

Every incident/situation which I have ever been actually involved in or had personal knowledge of.... that WAS reported in the media, was misreported to a lesser or greater extent. I'll trust jb747s comment. And wait for the report....

 

[DC3]

So the go-around was just coincidental, maybe, and had nothing to do with the landing gear being up?

 

[Melburnian1]

Every incident/situation which I have ever been actually involved in or had personal knowledge of.... that WAS reported in the media, was misreported to a lesser or greater extent. I'll trust jb747s comment. And wait for the report....

To be fair, 'The Age' report (the first media one) was factual and not sensationalist.

 

[Happy Trails]

I recall a firsthand account of a similar event involving a Qantas B747 landing in Rome.
But it was 40+ years ago.

 

[Mr Pumblechook]

Just read this article. Another airline hits my "no-fly" list.

Is QF on your list after this incident in 2018?

Runway incursion involving Boeing 737, VH-XZM, resulting in a rejected take-off involving Boeing 737, VH-VZL, Perth Airport, Western Australia, on 28 April 2018 | ATSB

www.atsb.gov.au

It's an unsettling truth that all people make mistakes and in both these cases the system worked as designed to contain the mistake. It's the airlines that cover up their mistakes and fire their staff that make me nervous.

 

[suze2000]

You manage your no-fly list your way, I'll manage mine.

 

[Mr Pumblechook]

You manage your no-fly list your way, I'll manage mine.

Haha okay then