[kellyhound]

Emirates commercial plane with 300 passengers and crew caught fire as it made an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport after a flight from India.

Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising into the air from the plane and the fire was allowed to burn through the plane.

Passengers evacuated from the flight said that minutes before the flight crash-landed, the pilot made an announcement that he needed to make an emergency landing.

Iype Vallikadan, a reporter from Indian newspaper Mathrubhumi News, reported that the passengers said the pilot spoke as the plane neared Dubai, saying there was a problem with the landing gear and that he would make an emergency landing.

The cabin crew opened all the emergency exits of the plane and that all 300 passengers and crew on board the aircraft were evacuated within minutes of the landing.

A spokesman for the airline said: “Emirates can confirm that today, 3rd August 2016, flight EK521 travelling from Trivandrum International Airport in Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International Airport. There were 282 passengers and 18 crew on board.

“Our main priority at this time is the safety and wellbeing of all involved and full co-operation is being extended to the authorities and emergency services managing the situation.”

The area has been cordoned off and it is understood that all passengers were escorted from the flight.

Emirates later said “all passengers and crew are accounted for and safe.”

Dubai International Airport was closed to all flights, inbound and outbound.

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a statement urging travellers to Dubai to check with their airline for details on delays and when normal flight schedules will resume.

The Aviation Herald reported that the Boeing 777-300, “suffered a collapse of the landing gear and burst into flames” as it landed on landed on Dubai’s runway 12L.

Emirates aircraft, EK521, was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai when it made an emergency landing, Dubai airport sources told Gulf News. Hundreds of thousands of residents from the southern Indian state of Kerala — Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city — work in the Gulf countries.

Krishna Bhagavathula, who was at the airport, wrote on Twitter that the flames had burned through the top of the aircraft before being brought under control.

A spokesman for the Dubai media office, which represents the Emirate’s government, said flight EK521 was arriving on schedule from India when it “crash-landed”.

“All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far,” a statement added.

“Authorities at Dubai International Airport are dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all.”

The accident comes almost four months after a plane belonging to Dubai’s other carrier, flydubai, crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia, killing all 61 people onboard.

On July 26, an Emirates Boeing 777-300 aircraft heading to the Maldives made an emergency landing in Mumbai because of a “technical fault”.

In 2009, an Emirates A340 taking off from Melbourne struck several structures at the end of the runway before climbing high enough to return for a safe landing.

An incorrect take off was blamed and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau declared it an “accident”.

Airline Ratings ranks Emirates among the world’s safest carriers, with a seven star rating. It is the largest single operator of the Boeing 777, together with the Airbus A380 superjumbo, and has a fleet of 250 aircraft.

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[lesslis2015]

Great post, amazed all were saved.

[AceGoober]

Appears as if the right-side landing gear failed causing the engine to hit the ground hard and explode. Glad everyone made it off the plane safely.

[kellyhound]

video from inside the plane.

[Hunted]

An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EMW performing flight EK-521 from Thiruvananthapuram (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 282 passengers and 18 crew, was on final approach to Dubai's runway 12L at 12:41L (08:41Z) but attempted to go around from low height. The aircraft however did not climb, but after retracting the gear touched down on the runway and burst into flames. All occupants evacuated via slides, 13 passengers received minor injuries, 10 were taken to hospitals, 3 treated at the airport. The aircraft burned down completely. A firefighter attending to the aircraft lost his life.

The airline reported: "Emirates can confirm that an incident happened at Dubai International Airport on 3rd August 2016 at about 12.45pm local time."

United Arab Emirates Government confirmed an Emirates aircraft arriving from India suffered a crash landing at Dubai Airport, all passengers have been evacuated, there are no reports of injuries.

United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) reported a firefighter attending to the fire, while saving lives, lost his own life. The director of the GCAA said: "I salute his ultimate sacrifice that kept many from harm’s way. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

Emirates Airlines' chairman reported 13 passengers received minor injuries during the incident and were treated by medical teams.

On Aug 4th 2016 the airline reported that both captain and first officer had accumulated more than 7000 flying hours. The aircraft involved in the "operational incident" was equipped with Trent 800 engines and had been delivered to the airline in March 2003.

A passenger in the aft cabin reported, that the approach was normal, there had been no announcements or indications of anything abnormal. Then there was a heavy impact, oxygen masks came down, the aircraft skidded shaking violently and immediately filling with smoke and came to a stop. All doors were opened, it appeared however not all of them were used for evacuation. After sliding down the chute the passenger began to run, about 100 meters from the aircraft an explosion was heard (editorial note: watch video "The aircraft erupting into flames", the right wing caught fire and including right hand engine separated from the aircraft).

Another passenger reported that the captain made an announcement they would land at Dubai and the weather was fine, nothing appeared to be amiss. Suddenly the aircraft hit the ground tail/belly first, at the same time the right hand engine caught fire, and the aircraft skidded to a halt, smoke filled the cabin, only at this time the passengers realised the seriousness of the situation. The accident came entirely out of the blue.

According to ATC recordings the aircraft performed a normal approach and landing, there was no priority or emergency declared. Upon contacting tower tower advised the crew to plan to vacate the runway at taxiway M9 (editorial note: which several listeners including the editor originally understood as a reminder for the crew to lower the gear) and cleared the aircraft to land. Another approach reported on tower frequency. About 2 minutes after EK-521 reported on tower, the crew reported going around, tower instructed the aircraft to climb to 4000 feet, the crew acknowledged climbing to 4000 feet, a few seconds later tower instructs the next arrival to go around and alerts emergency services. The position of the aircraft is described near the end of the runway.

[cortdb]

seems like they retracted landing gear after aborting a landing, then came back around to land, and forgot to lower the landing gear again...

[mystikaldawn]

Good thing everyone remained calm... Although I can imagine that would probably be hard to do given the circumstances.

[Hunted]

Aerial overview of accident site

[KainRavenix]

Idk about you guys, but I wouldn't give a single fuck about my belongings. Let's get the fuck out of the plane. Whatever is in those carry ons could not be that vitally important.

[FunkPumpkin]

Originally Posted by KainRavenix ↗

Idk about you guys, but I wouldn't give a single fuck about my belongings. Let's get the fuck out of the plane. Whatever is in those carry ons could not be that vitally important.

Amen. In a situation like this, if I'm behind you while you grab your shit from the overhead compartment, you'll die from me stomping a mudhole in your ass.

This reminds me of those idiots who were in that hijacked airliner that was water-ditched after they ran out of fuel. A survivor recounted many passengers inflated their life vests before exiting the plane. When the plane filled with water, they drowned because their vests trapped them in the flooded cabin.