Max Air flight VM1605 was landing at Kano Mallam Aminu International Airport last night when its front tyre burst, causing the landing gear to fail and push the nose to the ground
Plane nose gear fails during landing in Nigeria
A plane full of terrified passengers burst into flames when it arrived at an airport as its landing gear collapsed and its nose scraped on the ground.
As the Boeing 737 arrived in Kano, Nigeria, after leaving Lagos last night all seemed well. After an uneventful flight, the Max Air plane came into land at the airport – where suddenly all hell broke loose.
As the wheels touched down the hydraulic landing gear at the front of the aircraft failed, sending the cockpit plummeting to the ground. Shock footage showed the aircraft with the nose touching the runway at the Kano Mallam Aminu International Airport.
Shaken passenger Aliyu Inuwa Mansir, who was aboard flight VM1605, said the incident happened when the plane’s front tire burst into flames upon landing, which caused the landing gear to collapse.
Despite the shock landing, all 53 passengers and crew aboard were safely evacuated as the emergency services rushed over to the crocked jet. An investigation into the incident has been launched.
In July 2024, another Max Air Boeing 737 experienced a tyre burst during takeoff at Yola Airport. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reportedly previously conducted audits on the carrier following such incidents. They identified several safety and maintenance violations. Max Air, has been approached for comment by the Mirror.
Yesterday, at least 170 passengers and cabin crew were forced to evacuate an Air Busan flight after a fire broke out on board. The blaze broke out on an Air Busan flight to Hong Kong while still at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea , on Tuesday night.
The fire, which ignited in the tail section of the aircraft, resulted in 170 passengers and crew to evacuate. Thankfully there were not any reported casualties, Yonhap news agency reports, citing authorities. Fire services were called to the scene to extinguish the fire, the cause of which is not yet known.
The fire broke out at 10.30pm local time (1.30pm GMT) as the aircraft was preparing for take-off, with a total of 176 on board at the time. Korean media reports the flames were seen spreading towards the fuselage, with fire services currently at the scene.
The fire follows South Korea’s deadliest plane disaster in history after a Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to Muan crashed during landing on December 29, killing all but two of the 181 people on board. Flight 2216 was coming into land after taking off from the Thai capital when the disaster struck.