Emergency landing at U-Tapao Airport

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An aircraft has made an emergency landing at U-Tapao Airport.
 

It is being reported it landed successfully. but then slid off the runway.

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The aircraft declared an emergency after the front wheel would not fully extend.

 

It is reported there are over a 100 passengers onboard.

 

Flight details.

 

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This is video of the aircraft’s final approach, with a full emergency response on standby at the airport.

 

 

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Plane and passengers are all safe.

 

The earlier reports of the plane slid off the runway are wrong.

 

Planes landing gear was working, just a false warning alert to the flight crew.

 

 

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Emergency responders, debriefed and stood down at RVP (rendezvous point)

 

 

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Details of this flight are unclear, as no scheduled commercial flights were due. Flight radar data shows the aircraft transponder, but no flight coding.

 

It is reported that this aircraft, was a Airbus A319, from Dubai, it had 2 flight crew and 7 cabin crew, but reports differ to if there were any passengers or not  onboard.

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Latest reports are that this was a Airbus A-319-115 (CJ) with registration number 9H-LIV, and the aircraft, en route from Dubai to the Philippines, when it reported a malfunction indication with the landing gear. Consequently, the flight crew requested permission for an emergency landing at U-Tapao Airport. The numbers onboard are still unclear.

 

The aircraft remained at U-Tapao Airport for about an hour for refueling and thorough system checks before it resumed its journey to its intended destination.

 

9H-LIV is a VIP aircraft operated by Comlux Malta.

 

Pictures of the aircraft on the ground at U-Tapeo.