"O avião pousou de barriga, na pista repleta de substâncias que retardam a propagação do fogo", declarou o porta-voz, Leszek Chorzewski.
A aeronave tinha a bordo 220 passageiros e onze tripulantes.
O piloto polonês, Tadeusz Wrona, com 20 anos de experiência, "controlou este pouso de maneira perfeita", comemorou o presidente da companhia LOT, Marcin Pirog.
Todos os passageiros permaneceram em calma durante o pouso de emergência, segundo a empresa.
Conforme os procedimentos nestes casos, o avião foi escoltado no espaço aéreo polonês por dois caças F-16 da força aérea.
Segundo as imagens divulgadas pela rede de televisão TVN24, o avião, sem trem de pouso, aterrissou suavemente em uma pista coberta de espuma branca. Algumas fagulhas apareceram sob suas turbinas.
Quando a aeronave parou, a tripulação abriu os tobogãs e os passageiros desceram escorregando rapidamente, rodeados por veículos do corpo de bombeiros e ambulâncias.
O aeroporto de Varsóvia-Okecie foi fechado ao tráfego e os voos foram cancelados até a manhã de quarta-feira.
Nota do Acidentes The Aviation Herald
http://www.flightradar24.com/2011-11-01/12:02/LOT16
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration SP-LPC performing flight LO-16 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Warsaw (Poland) with 220 passengers and 10 crew, was on approach to Warsaw's runway 33 when the crew aborted the approach at 3000 feet reporting an unsafe gear indication for all three gear struts at about 13:10L (12:10Z) and entered a holding to troubleshoot the problem for about 80 minutes. Visual verification by fighter aircraft showed none of the gear struts was down, attempts to lower the gear alternatively failed. The aircraft subsequently performed a text book gear up landing on runway 33 at 14:40L (13:40Z), the aircraft was evacuated after stand still. No injuries occurred.
The airport was kept sterile for the arrival of the emergency aircraft, roads around the airport closed to accomodate emergency services. Flights inbound to Warsaw were diverted or returned to their point of departure (e.g. Kiev).
Warsaw's Chopin Airport is currently closed, it's website is down due to overload ("No server is available to handle this request"). The airport announced to re-open on Wednesday (Nov 2nd) at 09:00L (08:00Z).
The airline reported the aircraft was piloted by Captain Tadeusz Wrona and First Officer Jerzy Szwarc, an experienced crew with the captain having more than 20 years of experience on the Boeings. About 30 minutes after departure from Newark the crew reported the failure of the center hydraulic system. It is unclear why the gear could not be lowered, this is being investigated. The aircraft will be moved to a hangar later today (Nov 1st). The fate of the airframe has not yet been determined, the damage to the structure and engines will be assessed before a decision is being made.
The airport reported the runway received minor damage as result of the landing, the aircraft came to a stop at the intersection between runways 15/33 and 11/29 thus disabling the airport and forcing its closure.
Reuters published a video of the landing at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-N1L82VVoM.
Metars:
EPWA 011430Z 12005KT 080V150 9999 FEW018 BKN043 11/09 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011400Z 12005KT 080V150 9999 FEW018 BKN043 12/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011330Z 13004KT 090V160 9999 SCT016 BKN043 12/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011300Z 14005KT 100V170 9999 SCT015 BKN043 13/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011230Z 14004KT 100V180 9999 SCT015 BKN043 13/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011200Z 14005KT 110V170 9999 SCT014 BKN043 13/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011130Z 16004KT 120V200 9999 BKN014 13/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011100Z VRB03KT 9999 SCT012 BKN043 12/10 Q1022 NOSIG
EPWA 011030Z VRB03KT 7000 SCT010 BKN043 12/10 Q1023 NOSIG
Relevant NOTAM:
A6471/11 - AD CLOSED. 01 NOV 13:43 2011 UNTIL 02 NOV 08:00 2011 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 01 NOV 13:45 2011
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