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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | San Antonio-Lackland base, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Antonio-Lackland base |
| San Antonio-Lackland base |
The aircraft from the 433rd Airlift Wing at JBSA-Lackland was proceeding a local training mission. The crew discovered the nose gear was not lowering. They returned to base and declared an in-flight emergency.
The plane landed on its nose. No injurie was declared.
Sources:
https://taskandpurpose.com/c-5-super-galaxy-runway-mishap/
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/c-5m-super-galaxy-lands-with-nose-gear-up-at-joint-base-san-antonio-lackland/
Images:
Media:
C-5M Super Galaxy lands with nose gear up at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA - https://t.co/C5yw8FJO8k via @TAGC17 pic.twitter.com/NgktGISCh9
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 19 mars 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2018 17:14 | Iceman 29 | Added |
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