Could this be true??

[sgtmajor]

Hmmm..... a friend sent me this article and I thought it had to be some type of internet joke.

Ran a google search and came up with this article:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ai-plane-flies-with-wheels-out-forced-to-land-early/articleshow/59747345.cms

Maybe it IS true................unbelievable if so.........guess it's better than landing with wheels up. (smile)

While this makes an interesting story..........I'm a little bit skeptical that this actually happened.

Cheers,

[bhk]

I'm with you, Steve.
Surely ("Don't call me 'Shirley'"!!) there is a warning in the cockpit which these days actually tells you that the gear is to be retracted?
Although...having seen that they were both female....it's possible that they were chatting and doing their makeup at the time and didn't hear it.

[sgtmajor]

Jul 30, 2017 23:46:38 GMT -5 bhk said:

...it's possible that they were chatting and doing their makeup at the time and didn't hear it.

You might have something there Bruce......(smile)

A google search turned up the following articles..........maybe this is for real? Still......awfully hard to believe. If it is true.......doesn't say much for the flight attendants either....and what about those 100 or so passengers.....let alone the controllers wondering why the flight isn't at it's filed altitude etc.? Hmmm.....but still....if a hoax, it's pretty good. (smile)

onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2017/07/25/air-india-plane-diverts-after-pilots-forget-to-retract-landing-gear/

www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4739838/Air-India-pilots-forget-raise-landing-gear.html

www.ajc.com/news/national/airliner-forced-land-after-pilots-accidentally-leave-landing-gear-down-for-entire-flight/YCu3nXWUl3367aYfQHffMJ/


Cheers,

[beana51]

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT...TEXTING... AIR PILOTS?? NO AIR HEADS!

[scubakobe]

Seems to be a perpetual problem of mine in the 172

[bhk]

Kobbe, you don't have to worry about them being there....only if they aren't!