Passengers on a company flight Latam that had the route between the cities of Medellin e Cartagenaon Colombialived yesterday (29) moments of despair after a failure that resulted in an emergency landing.
According to details shared by the portal meterin a statement, Latam commented on what happened and said that “The plane had a problem with the nose landing gear wheels during takeoff. As a result of this situation, the plane immediately returned to the airport.”.
In one of the recordings shared on the networks, one can see the moment when one of the tires explodes, resulting in a great flash and later followed by smoke.
Passengers are desperate for what happened
In another video, recorded by one of the passengers, it is possible to follow all the drama lived inside the aircraft. In the images, people appear crying and others praying, while the commissioners try to maintain control, asking everyone to remain seated.
Although the scare Airplanwhich is the concessionaire responsible for the airport, said that the situation ended well and without any injuries. “All care units (aeronautical firefighters, airport health and authorities) are on site responding to the emergency”.
(5:10 pm) | There is still no estimate for the opening of the Airport because the aircraft that presented the faults has not yet been mobilized from the runway. These are the affected operations:
Departing flights: 5 cancelled, 7 delayed.
Arriving flights: 3 cancelled, 8 with delays.
– José María Córdova (@AeropuertoMDE) March 29, 2022
Due to the unexpected event, at the time it happened, the airport was closed.
See below the video recorded from inside the plane and which was shared on Twitter. (If you can’t see it, don’t worry and just access the following link).
Panicked passengers of the Medellín Cartagena flight. The crew detected a fault in one of the nose gear tires after takeoff. The landing was carried out in a controlled manner in safe conditions for the occupants of the aircraft and the personnel on the ground. pic.twitter.com/xLtQFJdgMR
– The North Today (@norte_periodico) March 29, 2022
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