FedEx B763 Emergency Landing at LAX | LEFT MAIN GEAR NOT EXTENDED

[@VASAviation]

**We hope this pilot recovers from his injuries soon.** Kudos to him and the other pilot, all the Socal controllers and other pilots that helped with the emergency giving a pair of eyes or assuming delays for 1026 to come in first. Great job!!

[@awwtbone]

I read the news article on the same day you guys posted this online. You guys are awesome

[@rogerscottcathey]

Rope burns?

[@Cthippo1]

@@rogerscottcathey He had a hard landing. Looks like leg ot back injury to me.

[@dfor]

@@rogerscottcathey I read that he had an ankle fracture or something like that

[@rogerscottcathey]

@@dfor : Thanks.

[@SupaEMT134]

The quality of this channel is legitimately professional. Probably one of the best channels on KZbin

[@dextermorgan8228]

The flight channel is the best

[@AngelCintiaRockgirl]

Couldn't have jinxed it more, any other way.

[@smickdibbly2462]

My only criticism is that the transcripts/captions are frequently incorrect, but not in a major way, I suppose it's close enough

[@Geoff69420]

Yeah, I think that left main landing gear needs to write down a phone number.

[@mikeknowles8017]

Good one!

[@73bbl38]

Yep. "Possible left gear deviation"

[@xm1193]

Lmaaaao

[@CheckSixAviation]

"Left main gear, LAX tower... possible equipment deviation. Are you ready to copy a number?"

[@douglasphillips1203]

They’re probably going to make that gear go through some sort of recertification now for its behavior ...

[@oscarmadison8530]

This was certainly supreme excellence in professionalism.

[@vincelam1998]

teamwork makes the dream work!

[@sfmc98]

The communication and coordination was 10/10. They did absolutely everything textbook. Watching professionals like this work during a crisis situation is something like listening to an amazing symphony. It's such a wonderful thing that there are still very many capable, competent people in this country despite what you might otherwise come to believe.

[@lostmic]

Absolutely beautiful team work...

[@davidpoulin6961]

Very impressive.

[@oldmech619]

I worked at LAX maintenance. Talked to the tower many a time. Screw up, they will eat you alive. When you need them they put out. I have heard a lots of stories. pilots, aviate, navigate, communicate. True stories.

[@Jason.Stilwell]

I was the camera guy that shot the video for this incident. Nice to be able to hear the conversation between everyone. Hopefully the pilot made a quick recovery.

[@kevinmcmahon7336]

Impressive. I wasn’t aware that it was a night landing until the film of the aircraft landing - explains the lack of certainty about the left gear! Thanks Vasa 👍🏽

[@ecclestonsangel]

Yes, it happened around 0530 PDT, I believe. Scuse the military time. 12 hour clocks just confuse me. I'm a Navy brat, literally born and bred, lol!😁

[@hmcdonnell23]

@@ecclestonsangelShould have been just after 0430 pdt.

[@ecclestonsangel]

@@hmcdonnell23 oops, I was off by an hour. I thought our newscasters had said it was 0530. Oh well! Close enough for government work, as my dad would say! 🙂

[@ecclestonsangel]

@@gwiyomikim5988 that's military life for ya! My dad's 84 years old and he still says it, lol! Edit: please, please tell me you know what geedunks are, too!

[@yynLxd]

@@ecclestonsangel it is not 12 hour clock, its Zulu(UTC) time

[@rustynail6819]

For everyone wondering why the pilot went out on the Tarzan swing , He had fuel on board and had no idea if the fuel tanks became compromised upon crash landing. In a situation like this you want to GTFO as fast as possible and get away from the plane. This is training kicking. By the time pilot (I'm guessing it was the first officer) got out via rope the stair truck was in position and the Captain was able to get out. Stress level is at x1000 and you getting out is your goal once you go through and shut the engines down.

[@3311kg]

And also Dangerous goods behind the crew

[@879blank]

I disagree. I think the guy always wanted to do it after learning about it during training, given the perfect opportunity. He botched it and got hurt is the honest truth lol. Hope he gets well soon. Glad he survived.

[@megotsnodex]

@@879blank lmao

[@279seb]

Yep and everyone also has to keep in mind that with Bleed air they would of smelled a lot of smoke. They cant see anything behind them so for all they know the entire wing is in flames. I'd of done the same thing.

[@bwktlcn]

I have been in a high rise fire. When you’ve been in a situation where you are in something that is on fire, “fight or flight” kicks in big time. If I’d been the copilot, knowing there was hazmat/fuel I would have been out that window the second it was safe. You can’t argue or negotiate with a fire. If you don’t have equipment and training to fight it, all you can do is run. And if someone tells you “shelter in place” is safe for anything bigger than a burning bag of popcorn, RUN (see Grendell Tower). You never know what chemicals are in a custodian’s closet or if the building has grandfathered in paneling or carpeting that will release toxic gases when they burn. I was in a 45 story building built in the 70’s, it probably had freaking asbestos in it. You bet my whole work group and I left.

[@Freddy735]

This added context, unbelievable professionalism, to the video. Speedy recovery to the pilot.

[@IncongruousJones]

I never get tired of listening to these well-trained professionals going about their business in a calm, rational manner during these stressful events.

[@blancolirio]

Great job pulling all these conversations together!

[@trevnielsen7108]

These guys did great didn’t they

[@Belchmaster41]

yep, and saving time by trimming headings, etc.

[@2be1withU]

WOW. ATC extremely clear and articulate. Did not need the close caption! Well done

[@gtoger]

I watched the original video. Oh man, that was a hard fall. Poor guy. All that and it's the fall from the rope. Great job these guys did - both on the flightdeck and the ground.

[@tech99070]

If he had waited 2 seconds he could have just walked out but guessing he was ready to be off that plane for the day! I'm sure some of these cargo pilots have some stories about plane malfunctions on their tired birds

[@EvanAviator]

@@tech99070 Most of FedEx’s 767s are brand new

[@redoura5112]

Great work by the crew and the ATC

[@stevenshillinger775]

That's professionalism at it's finest right there. Fantastic job by all involved and wishing the injured pilot a speedy recovery.

[@matthewtebo873]

Great landing by the pilot

[@WurstPeterl]

Matthew Tebo How was this a good landing? The plane was damaged!

[@jeffreyshort4531]

Did it crash? No? Then it’s a good landing :)

[@matthewtebo873]

It was great for only having two gear

[@VASAviation]

@@WurstPeterl It was not good, it was perfect!

[@redoura5112]

@@VASAviation it was still BUTTER with no left landing gear

[@747-pilot]

Wow! Textbook perfect. These pilots did a phenomenal job, including trying out all the maneuvers to solve the problem, and just plain great decision making! The controllers were on their A-game too! Awesome teamwork, kudos to them!

[@Belchmaster41]

it's a good thing headings, etc. were trimmed to save time

[@iwayini]

Thank you VASAviation for this video. I have been looking out for it and you didn't disappoint. Really appreciate the effort you guys put in to make this content available to us. Greetings from Bedford, UK.

[@dgnz7628]

Gotta give it to 'em, they gave it everything they had at their disposal before coming in. Hope they recovery's swift!

[@markmonse5285]

It's often very difficult for tower personnel to accurately assess the MLG position during a fly-by, especially at night, since from their elevated viewpoint in the tower the view of the MLG can be blocked by the engine. As a former dispatcher, I once had a 737-300 call me with an unsafe MLG indication going into BUR. We obviously were not going to attempt to land on BUR's short runway, and in my radio conversations with the Captain on the missed approach, reported that when he overflew the end of the runway, another aircraft on deck at BUR and holding short was able to look UP and confirm that the left MLG was extended only at about a 45 degree angle. That nugget of info was priceless, as it instantly proved the problem wasn't an indication issue, and further, that wherever the aircraft landed it'd be occupying a runway for quite some time. Some years ago, TWA had a 767 with a gear issue inbound to STL, and rather that screw their hub with delays from a disabled aircraft on one of their two main runways, their dispatcher diverted the aircraft to nearby Scott AFB in Illinois. With my flight, I didn't want to impact LAX ops (for everybody) by wiping out two of their four runways (24R for the landing aircraft with 24L in constant use but emergency vehicles) so I sent the aircraft to ONT, where the effect of a closed runway there was minimal on other traffic. That probably wasn't an issue for the FDX dispatcher, since traffic counts are down so much due to Covid-19 flight reductions, and LAX could more easily tolerate the loss of a runway until the 767 could be removed.

[@takingthescenicroute1610]

In this situation they also ultimately landed on a runway already scheduled to be closed for the night but the gas operation at the approach end of Rwy 25 L/R was finished before 0600 and became available for the emergency aircraft.

[@toml.1408]

I went to the observation area known as "Clutters Park" about 10:00 am on Wednesday and saw the plane in full view at the end of 25R. It looked like the cargo was being removed. I also went back Thursday about 11:30 am and the plane had been removed from the runway. My guess is it was taken to the far west end of the airport for further review and repair.

[@Ba_A]

Excellent teamwork...... everyone was so professional.

[@tractorguymark7726]

Exceptionally skilled pilots and ATC at a high level of professionalism. Very impressive.

[@craign_aint_easy9481]

Saw it from the Cargo building here at LAX that morning. Crazy!

[@EstorilEm]

Yikes, we always say "those controllers and pilots sounded like true pros!" but this was something else entirely, almost sounds like some fake training video or something - those pilots were STONE cold professionals. Knowing some of these freight dogs, it wouldn't surprise me if one or both were ex-military guys.

[@sfmc98]

I think there are two things that explain it: Hiring the right people, and good training. They've been through this situation in their mind multiple times. I bet the controller goes to bed at night thinking about this exact scenario and how he's going to handle it. The pilot same. The firefighters as well. So when it happens, its almost just doing the same thing they've always done: Clearly communicate, effectively coordinate. No one gets behind the curve or gets rattled.

[@absentmindedjwc]

Definitely true, but you could definitely hear in the pilot's voice the moment he realized he was going to be landing without the gear down. Definitely turned from "maybe it's just a malfunction" to "what happens happens"

[@berryreading4809]

The pilot mentioned making a cell phone call before turning to "base", I'd say he is most likely a former military pilot, just going off of that.

[@sfmc98]

@@berryreading4809 Base is one of the legs before landing. It goes Upwind leg>Crosswind leg>Downwind leg> _Base_ leg> Final Approach Here's a diagram: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfield_traffic_pattern

[@berryreading4809]

@@sfmc98 ah i get it now, thanks for the info!

[@that1doodeb472]

When I saw the news, I was just waiting for you to cover it. Thank you!

[@shameerxperiaz7919]

What an amazing work by the ATC and the crew... Juz remember that they are not the only one aircraft in the air space of such a dense airport, KLAX... The ATC surely deserves an applause for helping the crew with checking out the gears as possible as they can with the help of ground staff... Remember, it all happened in the night time... 🙃 And hats off to the pilots for such a safe landing... Wishing a speedy recovery for the pilot... ❤❤

[@philconey11]

I keep a large maglite in my truck for this exact situation. It can effectively illuminate whatever I'm pointing at out to about 800 feet. I used it a few weeks ago to identify if a DA40 had lost a wheel at around midnight. It still had its wheel.

[@twincitiesaviator]

Pilot: *keeps a aircraft landing without all landing gear on centerline* Also pilot: *gets hurt leaving the plane* In all fairness though, sliding down a rope isn’t exactly easy.

[@VASAviation]

Escaping down the rope must not be easy

[@griffinphillips1040]

There has gotta be a better alternative for flailing noodle rope ladder

[@Minecraftfreak3535]

@@griffinphillips1040 apparently not, the 767 cargo only has one door and its without a slide

[@deterdettol]

Another happy landing.

[@carschmn]

It happens a couple times a year. There has to be a better way to get the pilots out. Maybe one of those foldable ladders instead

[@karmathebrit7856]

Amazing job and a bloody good landing by the looks of it. Sad to hear the pilot was injured by the rope of all things.

[@BruceGinkel]

100% professionalism and airmanship all around! Awesome result!

[@TheMtotheArvin]

Damn i watched the landing video. Looks like it was so smooth the engine is the only thing damaged. Neither the hull or the wing touched the ground at any time. Just sparks during roll out, but no fire or smoke. A damn good job by those guys.

[@satguy]

Everyone associated with this exhibited extreme professionalism, my hat off to everyone.

[@blake86303]

Somewhere a mechanic is wondering where he left his 1-1/2" wrench.....

[@bobjames6284]

Or where that cotter pin in his pocket came from.

[@davgpol]

blake86303 or the faulty sensor etc etc etc

[@abitoffcenter383]

It's an 8mm or 10mm, gotta be!!!

[@Ysalomet]

...Last time I seen a vid about something like this happening awhile back in 1989. It was reported a wheel chock jammed the gear... kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3qvd2mBjMl3g9U

[@rosskelly7817]

Or where an idiot like you misplaced his decency.

[@seastar00k]

I just wanna note that the way the FDX pilot speaked was excellent. It was so clear and intelligible that he successfully conveyed his situation and intention to ATC, and most importantly he didn't go too far from ICAO standard phrasolosy. It's easy speak ATC as if youre on the phone, but its more important for pilots who fly to/from big airports like LAX to stay in "ATC English" to improve situation awareness of ESL international pilots on the same frequency.

[@littlebitlost]

This was a nail biter! Great job by all involved, and appreciate the good work on the video!

[@k.pacificnw02134]

Truth is more exciting than fiction, eh.

[@ngtflyer]

Textbook perfect handling of the situation from all involved from the controllers and flight crew, and what a piece of great work landing with no left gear, still keeping it on the centerline. I have heard the aircraft will be repaired and back in service. Great job by all! And speedy recovery to the injured pilot!

[@buffalobob1094]

That plane was back on the line again flying in about a month after this happened

[@Alienasa1]

Congrats to the pilots for this fantastic landing and following of procedures. Communication was very clear. I hope the one pilot recovers.

[@victorsierra4109]

FAA : All commercial pilots must go through Army Airborne training from now on! Freaking badass!

[@andytaylor1588]

But if they dove out, it would crash.

[@mikeknowles8017]

Bravo! Outstanding performance to all. Get well soon to the injured pilot.

[@brokenmedic9133]

What an amazing job. These pilots are so calm, I would be screaming like a banshee and freaking out.

[@MrCrystalcranium]

Wow...wow...incredible ATC coordination and props to Captain Giant Balls! What a fantastic feat of piloting skill.

[@WhelanFamily]

Great video. Clear & comprehensive 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@VASAviation]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Demicron]

Solid touch down.

[@djaneczko4]

Absolutely the most professional pilots and ATC that I've heard! Wow! Great job to all involved!

[@ejpeiker]

Wow, one heck of a job by everyone - this one was tense!

[@jerrylang7358]

Great job bringing this very heavy plane down safely. Amazing that this expert crew kept it on the centerline as well. Congrats!

[@ThomasKossatz]

This beeing a night landing makes it a different story! Now I understand why it was difficult to see details from the ground.

[@Belchmaster41]

I know, but sometimes: it can still be hard to see details during the day

[@Reveal_City]

I've been looking forward to this!

[@VASAviation]

There you go

[@jamiesmiles8312]

I'm sorry it happened, but that was impressive! Hope the pilot recovers soon. Everyone did such a great job.

[@scottboomshakalaka9593]

This is one of the more riveting videos I’ve seen on Vas. Wow!

[@PCrims]

It's amazing how fast this channel can post this stuff, and how we've had rear view cameras on cars for years, yet no one seems to have implemented a camera for landing gear?

[@drfaustus72]

Airbus has them on some planes. On the 380 you could see them as a passenger at times.

[@Shit_I_Missed.]

Convenience is less than cost.

[@5Andysalive]

completely agree. We're in an age where you have good cameras and near unlimited storage and or wireless connections in fingernail size. Costing a few $. Why there are no cameras generally for the underside of the plane with gear and engines is a mystery.

[@quitsevensix]

Airbus has them

[@Stettafire]

​@@5AndysaliveSorry "near unlimited storage" is not a thing!

[@stacej8957]

Great Job to everyone involved... That what a team dose work together to get the Job done... Do or die we all in it together...

[@dcviper985]

Those pilots have ice in their veins. Bravo Zulu!

[@rrknl5187]

One thing pilots learn early on is the more cold and calculating you are during an emergency, the better the outcome will be.

[@StarTheAvgeek]

Nice kudos to the Pilot and Nice ATC recording as always VasAviation Team

[@phillee2814]

Thank you for this excellent coverage of ATC, radar, and video footage. I'd seen the Onscene video and was looking out for you to cover this, and as always, you didn't disappoint. I hope the injured pilot makes a full and speedy recovery.

[@mikedupree832]

Great work for crew, controllers and ground personal,

[@davidburke709]

Listening to this sort of professionalism makes me feel safe getting on an aircraft.

[@workingguy-OU812]

Really great work by VASAviation and by the pilots and airport crews. Great video - enthralling.

[@tylerguerrero6978]

Ops 69... is literally living my life. Nice.

[@V1rowt8]

Well done, everyone involved. Despite the sensationalism by the media, here's another example of excellent training and professionalism resulting in almost routine management to safe completion. Kudos.

[@rayglanville5505]

No question about it. This channel is first class. Great job by all involved.

[@msjdb723]

I was waiting for this. Thanks!

[@fantomphalcon9153]

Between this site and Blancolirio you get a full picture and analysis - there’s really no other channels I’d use. Excellent job on this one!

[@asokoniso]

Spectacular work, my fellow colleagues. Thanks showing the world how professional and calm you were the entire process. Wish you both a speedy recovery.

[@mrsn6264]

that was an amazing landing!! good job

[@wizbangFLL]

Glad flight crew was able to make a clean landing even missing left landing gear. Cudos to them and ATC with handling this with and attaining the best possible outcome.

[@judgement-4574]

Awesome communication and coordination guys. Job well done .

[@ah244895]

Great job documenting the incident. Sounds like everyone did what they should. Would not feel good if I just checked off on maintenance recently for the landing gear.

[@69ChevyGarage]

One word.....Professional

[@eazymoneyracing]

Great job by the crew!

[@Dainus77]

Excellent work from pilots, controllers and ground support. This is exactly how teamwork should be. Hope the crew member recovers soon.

[@thenekom]

That's one hell of a problem, glad they got it on the ground in one piece. Hope the one pilot's injuries are minor!

[@FrancoCastro]

Impressive how they are talking as if it was a casual boring landing.

[@GregSr]

Saw this on the local news as it was happening. I remember one of the views was ahead of the impaired aircraft. That pilot kept the nose gear centered perfectly after touchdown. True pro!

[@robmoore9501]

Wow how professional and calm from pilots and ground crew my hats off to you all, a credit to you profession

[@mrjaycam7086]

Saw it on Reddit yesterday was waiting for this one. Great job as always.

[@wincav]

Wow! What a supremely professional job by all those involved! Very impressive.

[@DonniePalmer57]

@VASAviation, your content is superb. I have not been disappointed once.

[@elcastorgrande]

Great job all around. Just like Captain Maggie.

[@ronaldpiper4812]

Fine job. It is so good when professionals handle things to as close to perfect as possible.

[@chrisdee9620]

I must say listening to this radio transmission and the lengths everyone went through to assist the pilot’s during a life or death emergency were outstanding! It sure makes me appreciate Fedex, UPS etc. it’s not just a simple quick look on Amazon and other websites click, pay and in 1-2 days I receive my ordered items. I put my life on the line everyday I go to work but so do each and every pilot and ground crew worker. I wish them a speedy recovery and God bless 🙏🏼 all of you. 👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇸👏🏼👏🏼

[@davidvincent1093]

outstanding job by every one including the producers of the video . That is one of the best videos I have seen done in a while.

[@ruftime]

Great professionalism on display! Congrats to all involved.

[@ismaelflores3843]

Kudos to vasaviation too

[@buckstarchaser2376]

Kudos to that left engine. That puppy took it like a champ. Had the outer fan casing so much as flexed, the blades would have cratered the runway, and possibly freed the fuel in the wing.

[@colinlighten6700]

Outstanding professionals all. Teamwork in action. Thanks for this.

[@Arcadiez]

Great example of handling a stressful situation. 👍 Plus that was one amazing landing!

[@mikeo5657]

Holy crap that was intense! Well handled by everyone involved.

[@MegaGo68]

I was on an AA flight departing LAX at 6am and we saw this plane in prone position on the runway -- now I know the story! Thanks.

[@sermeric]

Impressive job for both of the pilots and the tower. Hope the pilot will recover soon.

[@gerardroxas509]

Amazing! Calm and coordinated very well! By the book.

[@kidf22]

Just a miracle this ended the way it did. I watched this the day it popped up and the very next day was in FedEx ops (I work as a fueler at one of their largest operations) getting more info. I actually just fueled 146 last week as it went out on a scheduled flight. As for the pilot exiting like he did keep in mind the last time a FedEx plane crashed, there was a fire and explosion on the side of the collapse not very long after the crew got out. I'm sure the image of that bird's wing exploding crossed their mind at one point. They had no clear view of the engine and with the sparks and such flashing on the left side I'm sure fire was on their minds. Quite honestly (being the plane was back up less than a month later and the injured pilot will also be back sooner than later) I see this as a textbook way to handle such a situation. They took their time, did every possible checklist on hand, confirmed with company (the technical pilot they had on the phone) about any additional actions, the numerous people who jumped at doing everything they could to assist (the airport ops getting as many eyes along the runway as they did, the other FedEx crew getting eyes on and those involved with getting the closed runway open as quickly as they did) and everyone remained calm. Yeah you can say the pilot who broke his ankle panicked but who in his situation wouldn't be trying to scramble down that rope like he did? Who here has had to crawl down a rope on the non-damaged side of a leaning aircraft at night? Kudos to everyone involved for ensuring this had a happy ending for all. Honestly with the money FedEx is making right now this isn't a loss. It's actually an example of how well trained their crews are. Mechanical failures happen even on new birds which is why pilots train as they do no matter the age of the airframe.

[@sylviaelse5086]

That's gonna' be expensive.

[@jj1marksman]

No way this is real, I can actually understand what they're saying without the subtitles.

[@brahmsforever4313]

LiveATC sounds this good. It was real - didn't you see the actual landing?

[@jj1marksman]

@@brahmsforever4313 I know, I was making a joke.

[@sarahansell5068]

Well done and thank you for sharing this 👏 👍

[@Ronaldo-nj9pi]

Excellent airmanship there! WOW!

[@jessedavis1510]

Textbook example of handling this emergency. Everyone not only keeping their wits but so calm in their voices that you wouldn't even know it was a dangerous situation. This should be part of pilot and ATC training and professional development. I hope the crew member fully recovers quickly. Well done to all involved...

[@andytaylor1588]

That was a great landing! A good landing is when everyone escapes without life-threatening injury. A GREAT landing is when, at some point in the future, the plane may be reused in another flight. Sometimes, after a great deal of work.

[@terrypbug]

Nice job

[@Marcel1979K]

I am flying Microsoft Flightsimulator for years now, but I am always impressed about the speed those ATC guys react. Wow, just wow.