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[EBII Ghia]

Originally Posted by EBII Ghia

QF 767 VH-OGP just made an emergency landing at Adelaide. They performed a number of low passes than eventually landed without event. Landing gear indication problem allegedly, nose gear in particular, Im led to believe. They did do an emergency gear drop as evidenced by the MLG doors open on landing.

From www.news.com.au

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/v...22?area=travel


THE Victorian cricket team and band the John Butler Trio were involved in a tense near-miss in Adelaide when the landing gear of their plane appeared to fail.
Cricket Victoria spokeswoman Jessica Cook said the entire squad of 17 - including Australian team members Cameron White and Peter Siddle - and sports staff were on the plane from Darwin to Adelaide last night.

Ms Cook, who was travelling with the team, said after circling the airport several times, the Qantas crew advised passengers a cockpit light indicated a problem with the landing gear, particularly the front wheel.

After a tense 45 minutes, passengers were advised to prepare for a crash landing and get into a brace position.

"Every big name that we have was on the plane,'' she said.

"There was certainly a bit of angst and we were very happy to get off the plane.''

..Ms Cook said the John Butler Trio was at the front of the plane and, like everyone else on board, was shaken by the ordeal.

Despite a "bumpy'' touchdown, the plane landed safely, she said.

Ms Cook said they could see emergency vehicles on the runway as they came in to land, which heightened the drama of the situation.

"There was certainly some applause and cheers once we did land,'' she said.

Most of the cricketers were sitting towards the rear of the plane.

They were supposed to continue on to Melbourne on the same plane, but instead waited several hours in the Qantas lounge for a replacement plane.

Deakin University Professor Damien Kingsbury was on the plane and said the uncertainty was terrifying.

"It's a bit like being before a firing squad and not knowing if they're firing blanks,'' he told ABC radio in Melbourne.

A spokesman for the John Butler Trio said the band had performed in Darwin and was on its way to Adelaide for a gig tonight.

He said the band was "fine and well'' and there was nothing more they wanted to say.

A Qantas spokeswoman said the alarm was caused by "conflicting cockpit indications'' during landing preparations and a conservative approach was taken to request a priority to land.

"The aircraft safely landed without incident and at no time was the safety of anyone at risk,'' she said.

The plane landed at 5.17pm local time (5.47pm EST) and was inspected by engineers.

It will be back in service today, the spokeswoman said.