A Boeing 767 being operated by Omni Air International today had its left-hand landing gear collapse after landing at Baneasa Airport in Bucharest. The plane was heading to Washington D.C. from Kabul in Afghanistan but was making a stop to refuel in the Romanian capital.
An unexpected occurrence
The long-distance journey of the jet came to an end due to this incident. A video shared on Twitter shows that the plane’s emergency slides were deployed. Additionally, fire trucks were surrounding the aircraft earlier today.
Mai devreme la #București: trenul de aterizare principal de pe partea stângă a unui @boeing 767-300ER (N423AX) @OmniAir a cedat după aterizare. Avionul zbura din Kabul spre București iar după realimentare mai departe spre Washingon DC.
Video: Andrei Scripa pic.twitter.com/hOo4CBUVUH
— BoardingPass (@BoardingPassRO) August 28, 2020
AeroInside reports that the 767 holds registration N423AX, and it was performing flight OY-703. The aircraft landed at the airport’s runway 07 with all of its gear struts down at 14:53L (11:53Z) and locked. However, a few seconds after a smooth touchdown, the plane had a collapse of its left main gear.
The jet then skidded on its right main gear and left engine cowl. The nose gear lifted again to a stop on the center line of the track. Altogether, 80 people were on board the plane when the incident happened. There are currently no reports of any injuries due to this event.
More about the airline
Omni is a charter airline that is based at Tulsa International Airport’s Hangar 19. The company focused on passenger charter services, along with Aircraft Crew Maintenance Insurance (ACMI) wet leasing.
The firm began operating in March 1993 with a Boeing 727 freighter unit. Today, it holds 12 767s and three 777s. Therefore, it runs a fleet of solely widebody aircraft.
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Following the collapse of Thomas Cook Airlines last September, Omni played a part in the largest repatriation of British citizens during peacetime. The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) contracted through the carrier to help bring the country’s citizens home from several destinations across the globe.
This year, there has been a significant number of people stranded due to the flight restrictions brought on by the global health crisis. Therefore, Omni may have been busy again with repatriation missions this summer.
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Hoping to resolve the issue
Thankfully, there aren’t any reports of anyone being hurt during this incident. Nonetheless, Omni and its passengers will be hoping the situation is resolved so that the travelers can continue on their journey to the capital of the United States.
Simple Flying reached out to Omni Air International but did not hear back before publication. We will update the article with any further announcements regarding today’s occurrence.
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