Boeing 767 Plane Crash Lands on Runway, Front Landing Gear Fails

A Boeing 767 airplane belonging to FedEx narrowly avoided catastrophe after its front landing gear failed to deploy while descending onto a runway … and it’s all on video.

Check it out … the cargo plane touches down at the Istanbul airport before the aircraft’s nose dips down — causing smoke and sparks to arise as it scrapes along the pavement.

The plane — which departed from Paris — lurches forward for a few seconds, eventually coming to a complete stop … with help arriving moments later. Airport vehicles approach the crash, releasing some sort of substance onto the ground … likely trying to prevent a fire.

Airport operator IGA later shared the runway had been temporarily closed to air traffic at the time of the crash landing … but other flights were able to come and go on other runways.

FedEx is reportedly cooperating with investigators looking into the crash landing … noting in a statement that they’d share more information when it’s available.

This crash is just the latest plane disaster to occur in 2024. Remember, in March, a United flight — built by Boeing — had to make an emergency landing after a panel near the bottom of the plane got torn off mid-flight. Something similar to this landing in South Africa too.

Similarly, in April, a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest made headlines when the engine cover ripped off during takeoff.

Don’t forget the Alaska Airlines flight from January … where a door panel flew off midflight on a Boeing 737 Max 9.