History: LOT Flight 16
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| Date | 1 November 2011 | ||
| Type : | Belly landing | ||
| Location : | Warsaw | ||
| Passengers : | 220 | ||
| Crew : | 11 | ||
| Fatalities : | 0 | ||
| Survivors : | 231 | ||
| Aircraft involved : | Boeing 767-300ER | ||
| Operator : | LOT Polish Airlines | ||
| Aircraft registration : | SP-LPC | ||
| Flight origin : | Newark | ||
| Destination : | Warsaw | ||
On the 1st of November 2011, a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300ER registered SP-LPC was operating as LOT Flight 16 from Newark Liberty Airport EWR KEWR to Warsaw Chopin Airport WAW EPWA experienced a failure in the hydraulic system that rendered some of the flaps and landing gear unusable. After switching to the backup system, only the flaps control was regained. Further attempts by the crew to lower the landing gear failed. After circling Warsaw Airport for more then an hour the Boeing 767-300ER made a belly landing, a very unusual and rare event for modern jetliners. The crew under the command of captain Tadeusz Wrona made a historic landing with no fatalities.
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Aircraft
The involved aircraft was a Boeing 767-300ER, registered SP-LPC, named Poznań with serial number 28656.
Background
The Boeing 767-300ER was first delivered to LOT Polish Airlines on the 15th of May 1997, and according to records it has undergone a "full maintenance" in March 2011.Accident
Rescue operations
Passengers and crew
Investigation
The whole incident is under investigation, all information at this time point to a failure in the main hydraulic system and the alternative manual release system for the landing gear.
Conclusions
Aftermath
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