The plane's landing gear failed to engage on landing during touch-and-go exercises at the airport, said Metro Fire officials

The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District reported an aircraft emergency at McClellan Air Force Base on Friday afternoon. Video Above: A new fire retardant production facility opened in McClellan Around 12:23 p.

Shocking footage shows an American Airlines Airbus A321XLR narrowly avoiding a tail strike during landing. The aircraft's rear fuselage came dangerously close to the runway surface. The incident occurred on flight AA255 from New York.

LATAM Flight 2482 arrived at 7:38 p.m., ahead of its scheduled 7:55 p.m. arrival time, following a seven-hour and 24-minute journey. The Boeing 767-300ER landed safely, but was quickly surrounded by airport fire units.

According to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, the plane landed without landing gear at McClellan just before 12:30 p.m. Officials said the plane was practicing touch-and-go landings at McClellan Airbase when the landing gear malfunctioned and failed to properly engage.

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