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| Date: | Monday 22 May 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed C-5M Galaxy |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force |
| Registration: | 86-0020 |
| MSN: | 500-0106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Rota Air Base (LERT), Province of Cadiz -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAVSTA Rota (ROZ/LERT) |
On Approach to Rota Air Base, the Crew was unable to extend the nose landing gear.
Aircraft landed safely , no injuries to Crew, apparent minor damage to the aircraft.
18 july 2017: The USAF grounded C-5 Galaxy cargo planes based at Dover Air Force Base for inspection of landing gears.
Sources:
https://theaviationist.com/2017/05/23/u-s-air-force-c-5-galaxy-performs-nose-gear-up-landing-at-rota-air-base-in-spain/
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8004700
Location
Media:
The @usairforce has grounded its fleet of enormous C-5 Galaxy cargo planes based at Dover Air Force Base. https://t.co/e3nifRqGX4
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) 18 juillet 2017
Atterrissage sans train avant d'un C5 Galaxy à Rota (Espagne) - https://t.co/Slu54qQlK5 @crashaerien pic.twitter.com/IEnlbJq65g
— Crash Aérien (@crashaerien) 24 mai 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2017 05:34 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 24-May-2017 14:31 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 24-May-2017 15:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-May-2017 11:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 19-Jul-2017 15:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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