Hat off to the pilot for a successful landing with no front wheels

Hat off to the pilot for a successful landing with no front wheels

The pilot did a miraculous landing with no front wheels at Myanmar’s Mandalay International Airport Sunday. Now people give their praise to the pilot’s skillful stunt.

Myanmar National Airlines Flight UB-103 having 82 passengers onboard was flying from Yangon to Mandalay when the pilot, Captain Myat Moe Aung, realized that there was something wrong with the landing gear.

In the statement released by the airline the pilot did everything necessary to do in case of emergency. He managed to burn out the fuel to decrease the weight of the plane while landing. Then he brought down the plane on the rear wheels. And he lowered the nose skillfully and carefully on the runway. Where it skidded to a halt. Moreover, no passengers were injured. Fatal consequences were avoided.

Everybody claims it to be a great job. Win Khant, the country’s permanent secretary of transportation and telecommunication ministry is not an exception. He sticks to the same point of view.

Though there was a successful landing, the airline released a statement to apologize for the incident that occurred. They intended to apologize their passengers and all people involved for the cause of inconvenience and anxiety while choosing their company. They considers their passenger’s safety and calmness being task of top priority.

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