EK 521
3 Aug 2016 · Runway Overruns & ExcursionsEMIRATES FLIGHT 521
Boeing 777-300 · Emirates · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Late go-around with the gear retracting
Go-around logic
Gear/flap configuration
Wind shear
Aircraft
Boeing 777-300
Emirates
Route
Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), India
→ Dubai (DXB), UAE
People
300 on board
All survived
Date
3 Aug 2016
Category
Runway Overruns & Excursions
When the runway runs out.
THE STORY
A late go-around with the gear already coming up. The 777 belly-landed and burned — all 300 aboard escaped before the fireball; one firefighter died.