Quick Links Landing gear technologies and systems Hydraulic retraction system Pneumatic retraction system Electrical retraction system Landing gear failures A bit of help from the air traffic controller Controlled gear-up landings Conditions onboard Jeju Air Flight 2216 This week’s crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 has sparked many discussions surrounding the options pilots have in case of a landing gear failure. On December 29, 2024, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 en route from Bangkok crashed on approach at Muan International Airport in South Korea. All but two occupants lost their lives in what appeared to be a landing gear malfunction event.
Rescue teams initially reported two survivors, but the Jeollanam-do Fire Department announced that all other 179 souls onboard had perished in the accident. The videographic evidence of the last few minutes of the flight revealed that the landing gear was not deployed on the final approach. While the aircraft made a smooth belly landing, it could not stop in time and crashed into a concrete structure at the end of the runway.
While the investigation into the Jeju Air tragedy is underway, we look at various common reasons for failures and redundancies of the landing gear systems. Landing gear technologies and systems Landing gear systems are different for different types of gear. However, most commercial airliners use a tricycle landing gear system.
According to Tronair , "This type of landing gear is commonly used on most large and light gen.
