THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Front tyre of Nok Air's Bangkok-Chiang Rai flight falls off while landing

Front tyre of Nok Air's Bangkok-Chiang Rai flight falls off while landing

Chiang Rai - A Nok Air's Boeing 738 plane lost its left front tyre while landing at the Mae Fah Luang Airport Thursday morning but the pilot managed to land it safely and no one was injured.

The DD 8715 flight, which took off from Don Mueang Airport at 8:15 am, was landing at the Chiang Rai airport at 9:15 when the accident occurred.
While landing, the plane’s left front tyre fell off, causing the plane to tremble and the passengers said they heard a loud noise.
But the pilot managed to use the remaining right front tyre to safely land and he stopped the plane at nearly the end of the runway.
All 162 passengers were safe.
Mae Fah Luang Airport director Damrong Klongakkhara ordered an investigation of the cause of the accident.
The Nation
 
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