CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – A plane dealing with mechanical issues landed at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning.
According to the airport, Delta Airlines Flight 1092 landed around 8:40 a.m. on runway 36 left. Photos provided by passengers show the plane landed without its nose gear.
⚠️ Update: Runway 18R/36L is currently closed following a mechanical issue with Delta Air Lines. No injuries have been reported. The passengers returned to the terminal. The airport is working to remove the plane and reopen the runway.
— CLT Airport (@CLTAirport) June 28, 2023
The plane is still on the runway, which remains closed as crews work to remove it.
No one was injured in the incident and the passengers were taken by bus to a terminal.
A passenger on the plane said via text message that they were allowed to leave, but nothing was allowed to leave the plane – no suitcases or carry-on luggage.
He said they were told the Federal Aviation Administration has a control on the plane so nothing can move on or off it. The passenger added that he was going to a work meeting in an Uber without a wallet.
Delta said two pilots, three flight attendants and 96 customers were on board the plane when it landed.
The plane arrived in Charlotte after taking off from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
After the emergency landing, Delta issued the following statement:
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and employees. Although this was a rare occurrence, Delta flight crews are trained extensively to safely handle many scenarios, and Flight 1092 landed safely with no reported injuries. Now our goal is to take care of our customers on this flight, including retrieving their bags and getting them to their final destinations safely. We apologize to our customers for their experience.”
The plane arrived in Charlotte after taking off from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
In accordance with FlightAwaremore than 220 flights have already been delayed on Wednesday and at least 31 have been canceled.
WBTV found four incidents involving landing gear failure in the United States in the past three years among commercial airlines. The most recent nose landing found was on January 4, 2022 in Albany, New York. More recently, a plane in Belgium had its landing gear break off when it tried to land right after takeoff.
Passenger Gary Gibbs shot video of Delta Flight 1092 after it landed safely at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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