Created Wednesday, May 8th 2024 08:02Z, last updated Monday, Jan 6th 2025 16:23Z
A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N110FE performing flight FX-6238 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Istanbul (Turkey), was on final approach to Istanbul's runway 16R when the crew initiated a go around from about 1800 feet MSL due to an unsafe indication for the nose gear. The aircraft performed a low approach to runway 16R about 25 minutes later, positioned for another approach to runway 16R and landed without nose gear on runway 16R at about 08:17L (05:17Z) about 40 minutes after the first go around. There were no injuries.
On Jan 6th 2025 the German BFU reported they have been asked to read out flight data and cockpit voice recorder and stated the aircraft landed without nose gear.
The aircraft after landing:
