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Video courtesy: http://www.youtube.com/farhadswiss

The
captain of an Iran Air Boeing 727 has managed to land his aircraft at
Tehran's Mehrabad airport even though its nose landing gear failed to
unfold. Captain Hooshang Shahbazi's piloting skill saved the lives of
some 94 passengers and 19 crew members. Footage of the miraculous
landing on October 18 became an internet sensation and Shahbazi's
Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/shahbazi200 ) has attracted hundreds of new friends.

The
flight IR-742 from Moscow, Sheremetyevo was on approach to Tehran's
Imam Khomeini Airport around when the crew did not receive a down and
locked indication for the nose gear and aborted the approach. Following
unsuccessful troubleshooting the crew decided to divert to Tehran's
Mehrabad Airport where a low approach confirmed the nose gear was not
extended. The crew subsequently performed a landing without the nose
gear and came to a stand still on both main gear and the nose of the
aircraft. The aircraft was evacuated, no injuries occurred.


Added: Oct-28-2011 Occurred On: Oct-18-2011
By: kdubkelly
In: Other
Tags: Hooshang Shahbazi pilot, emergency landing, landing nose gear, iran, tehran, flight IR-742, Moscow Tehran flight, plane crash landing, Iran Mehrabad Airport
Location: Tehran, Tehran, Iran (load item map)
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  • Pilot did a great job touching down the nose gently and minimizing damage, but calling this a "miracle" is a bit of a stretch.

    Airplanes have been landed with gear up many times in the past and it is extremely rare that people get hurt in these situations.

    The landing gear is not really there to help the airplane land, it is there to help it takeoff again with minimal maintenance work.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    BlownHead (28.38)  

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  • Comment of user 'RockSolidBloke' has been deleted by author!

  • good landing but the pilot needs to be fired for setting off without the landing gear in the first place.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    Nightfeeder (36.38)

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  • The amount of "Allah Akhbars!" being screamed by the passengers inside as he was coming in would`ve been nothing short of extraordinary.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    Miner (-14.40)  

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  • Sry dude, http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec2_1319630666

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    kuzak20 (3894.50)

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  • A pilot from Iran who SAVES life ?? The end is near my friends....

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    Retard (229.70)  

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  • Pilot did a good job keeping the nose up as long as possible. Bled a lot of energy. Saved lives.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    Flashovr (1884.30)  

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  • That was beautiful.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    Oster (3.40)  

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  • Miracle nothing! That shit was TEXTBOOK! Great pilot and crew.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    PyneOil (350.22)

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  • First class airmanship.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    LickyLicky (396.70)  

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  • Wow! Buy than man a beer!

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    Limpnoodle (132.30)  

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  • Great landing - kudos.

    Iran Air is still flying Boeing 272's? I guess it's a technological step up from DC3's

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    pauliec17 (953.98)  

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  • I don't mean to be "negative", but I think "miracle" is a bit much for this. Landing an aircraft like that, without the nose gear deployed, is one of the most basic emergency procedures every pilot is trained to deal with. Not only that, but of all of the failed-gear scenarios, this one probably has the lowest risk of incidental dangers.

    I'm sorry, but I'm not impressed. The man simply did his job.

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    raz3rs (78.24)  

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  • Great job! And the pilot got it down to a pretty slow speed before the nose went down.

    But wait, it was Iranian pilot; USA must attack Iran! they are commies!

    Posted Oct-28-2011 By 
    EMAG-K (518.32)

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