Icelandair's plane expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's readers

Icelandair’s plane experienced gear collapse in Keflavik airport (Updated 8.feb)

UPD (8.feb 23:40Z): The Aviation Herald received information that the gear of the aircraft had been replaced mid-January 2020. There was no damage to the right main gear, however, a bolt holding the gear mechanism together was missing.

Icelandair's Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIA expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Avherald.com
Icelandair’s Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIA experienced gear’s collapse in Keflavik // Source: Avherald.com

UPD (1930Z): The accident in Keflavik led to a diversion of five WizzAir flights due to runway closure.

Five WizzAir flights diverted to airports of origin because of the accident in Keflavik // Source: Flightradar24
Five WizzAir flights diverted to airports of origin because of the accident in Keflavik // Source: Flightradar24

UPD (16:40Z): The involved plane is Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIA, performing flight ICE529 from Berlin Tegel airport (ICAO: EDDT) to Keflavik (ICAO: BIKF). According to Visir newspaper, there were about 160 passengers on board, nobody needed medical assistance after the accident.

Icelandair's Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIA expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's readers
Icelandair’s Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIA expreinced gear’s collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg’s readers

Emergency in Keflavik airport has happened today around 15:55Z, when Icelandair’s plane experienced the collapse of right main gear during the landing rollout. Emergency services are on site.

Icelandair's plane expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's readers
Icelandair’s plane experienced gear’s collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg’s readers
Icelandair's plane expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's readers
Icelandair’s plane experienced gear’s collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg’s readers
Icelandair's plane expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's readers
Icelandair’s plane experienced gear’s collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg’s readers
Icelandair's plane expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's readers
Icelandair’s plane experienced gear’s collapse in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg’s readers
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