Ooops! - that wasn't supposed to happen.

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

A somewhat heavier than expected landing (and costly too)

http://www.iasa-intl.com/folders/belfast/C17gearupBagram.htm

More interesting ones on home page.

 

[Mark Worthington]

Looks like somebody's gonna get a demotion. Don't military air controllers, like civilian ones, say "Check gear down, cleared to land?"

 

[Randy V]

By the looks of the aft part of the plane there was a considerable amount of heat...

Probably nothing compared to the heat the flight crew is going to feel...

 

[Jack]

At the very least the aft portion of the pilots anatomy will be missing!

 

[Mark Charlton]

Mike, I hope that wasn't yours...

Looks like a very scary moment and pretty lucky that it was just equipment damage and not more serious.

Mark

 

[Mike Trusty]

The controllers are not allowed to say Check Gear Down. A lawyer somewhere decided that the controller was taking on liability by saying that.

Mike flies a C5.

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

The controllers are not allowed to say Check Gear Down. A lawyer somewhere decided that the controller was taking on liability by saying that.

Mike flies a C5.

Another example of lawyers and Bureaucrats getting in the way of common sense.:sad:

 

[TVRPAUL]

I see the clear advantage of jet engine over prop, no bent propellers LOL