Red Air Flight 203 From Santo Domingo Lands At Miami International Airport Then Catches Fire

FlaSkyEye said:
It's okay RR, just some injuries as it caught fire after it landed.
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On radio avaition expert mentioned that this morning ...... He said again .... some passengers stopped to get their belonging out of the overhead in the middle of the fire. What the hell is wrong with people ??
 

This happens. Not too often, thankfully. The gear must have been red hot before catching fire. At least it wasn’t near the fuel tanks.
I wonder if the gear was locked? The pilots will always make certain that the landing gears are down and locked before landing. When the gears are down and locked, there are three green lights that come on to let the pilots know the gears are down and locked.
I had a flight where my nose gear wouldn’t lock, but just before landing we got lucky when it did finally lock.
I have questions about this incident. The NTSB will find out if they landed with an unlocked nose gear.
The article didn’t mention that they had declared an emergency.
 
It appears that the plane slid into unknown objects - maybe tanks? My last flight was from Italy, just before 9-11. I'm happy to say that I will not have to fly again. All family and friends are within a 3 hour drive. (Yes, I know - more dangerous than flight, but you have a better chance of survival.) I feel sorry for the terrified folks onboard.
 
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