Federal accident investigators are focusing on landing gear failure as a possible factor that led to the death of one person and injured three others when two business jets collided on the ground ...

On Oct. 4, 2023, FedEx flight 1376 experienced an "abnormal runway contact" when the flight crew was unable to extend the landing gear during the approach to Chattanooga's Lovell Field.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that a broken wire and hydraulic fluid leaks caused the landing gear failure on the FedEx Boeing 757. This conclusion was included in the ...

Investigators revealed that the incident was caused by a "fatigue crack" of a metal trunnion pin, which is part of the left landing gear. The fracture formed from excessive grinding during a 2018 ...

Nation World Stowaways on planes and inside landing gear raise worries about aviation security Experts say even with the flaws in the system, aviation is still remarkably safe overall. Credit: AP ...

That observation indicated the nose landing gear doors were open, but the nose gear itself had not come down. The plane landed at 8:58 a.m. EDT in Charlotte with the nose gear up, Delta said.

The National Transportation Safety Board says a FedEx Boeing 757-200’s belly landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was caused by the failure of the alternate gear extension system. The post NTSB ...