Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Contact Air plane catches fire after crash landing at Stutgart airport

A Contact Air Fokker F100 passenger jet caught fire at Stuttgart airport after a crash landing due to a landing gear problem. The plane took off from Berlin-Tegel with 82 people and 5 crew members on board and was on an internal route. The pilots announced the Stuttgart air traffic control that the landing gear does not open and flew for a while around the airport trying to settle the problem and to allow the rescue teams spread foam on the runway. The fire outburst occured during the landing. There were no deadly casulaties but following the incident 5 passengers were in shock and one of the stewardess was injured.

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