Incredible Landing By Fedex Plane At Chattanooga Airport

Public safety agencies rushed to the Chattanooga Regional Airport late Wednesday night after receiving reports that a FedEx 757 was on its final approach with a landing gear failure. The call came in at 11:04 PM on 10/4/23. Airport authorities, CFD, CPD and HCEMS quickly staged in position and waited as the aircraft circled before making its final descent with three people on board. The plane skidded off the end of the runway and came to a rest between the runway and Jubilee Drive in the safety area. There was no fire, only smoke from the engines. Great work by the highly trained pilots and airport personnel, as well as all responding agencies for their coordinated efforts. There were no injuries. Chattanooga Fire had Special Ops on the scene, along with Hazmat 1, Ladder 1, Squad 1, Quint 6, Tanker 3, Squad 7, Ladder 7, Tanker 8, Quint 21, Squad 13, Tanker 22, Quint 10, Tanker 21, Tanker 17, Engine 15, Ladder 13, Ladder 19, Quint 8, Battalion 1, Battalion 2, and Battalion 3 Red Shift.

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