Did you all see this?
The plane, operated by LOT, left Newark with 230 people onboard and landed in Warsaw, Poland a short time ago with NO landing gear! The pilot took it in for a perfect belly landing and they are reporting no injuries!
I'm sure we'll be getting more information as the day goes on.
Toronto Star
The LOT Polish airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey made what experts have described as a textbook crash landing, sliding on to a halt on its belly. Once stationary all four escape chutes deployed and passengers ran for safety as fire crews doused the engines.
“The whole procedure went 100-per cent according to plan,” said Leszek Chorzewski, LOT’s spokesman. “Although it looked dramatic, nothing happened to the passengers.
The landing was caught on camera and you can watch it Here
9:19 AM PT: Update: A bit more information is starting to come in. The pilot made contact saying he experienced a power failure and was unable to lower the landing gear. He was escorted in by two fighter jets that stayed with him until they reached the airport. The plane then circled the airport for 30 minutes, burning up fuel, while they cleared one runway and readied emergency vehicles. Then, they made the landing you see in the video. Really amazing. They are saying it was textbook!
More Video! This time you can see the passengers running away from the plane.
Wheels Up landing