Maybe I am looking for unusual events; but how often would it happen that a plane would blow all eight tires while landing?
FedEx Cargo Jet Blows all Eight Tires While Landing at Lauderdale Airport
sun-sentinel.com
Posted March 11 2004, 9:53 AM EST
FORT LAUDERDALE – No injuries or major delays were reported Thursday morning after a FedEx jet blew all eight tires and blocked a runway while landing at the international airport.
The A-300 Federal Express cargo plane was landing around 7 a.m. when the tires blew out. The crew of two used an emergency chute to evacuate the plane after stopping it and locking it down…..
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-311airplanetires,0,3391113.story?coll=sfla-home-headlinesThat's not right. Did they run out of runway? Why did they use emergency equipment to get out of the plane? This doesn't make sense. I know Fedex pilots can be hotdoggers, but this is ridiculous.