Cargo Plane Lands Fuselage-First at Istanbul Airport

A cargo plane at Istanbul Airport faced a landing mishap when its front landing gear failed to deploy, resulting in a landing on its fuselage. The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure clarified that the Boeing 763 aircraft, operated by Fedex Airlines on a cargo flight from France to Istanbul, experienced hydraulic failure, causing the front landing gear to remain closed during landing. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries reported from the incident. The Ministry initiated investigations with appointed experts to ascertain the cause of the hydraulic failure and landing mishap.