A Delta Air Lines plane from Atlanta made an emergency landing Wednesday morning without the nose landing gear deployed. No injuries were reported.
A tweet posted after the landing in Charlotte, N.C., showed the front of the aircraft resting on the ground and the emergency slide deployed.
Delta Flight 1092 on a Boeing 717 departed Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, according to Delta.
But as it approached the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, pilots received a “nose gear unsafe” indication, according to the airline.
Air traffic controllers could see that the nose landing gear doors were open, but the nose gear had not deployed.
The pilots safely landed the plane at 8:58 a.m. without the nose gear deployed, with 96 passengers and five crew members, according to the airline.
“While this was a rare occurrence, Delta flight crews train extensively to safely manage through many scenarios,” Delta said in a written statement. “We apologize to our customers for what they experienced.”
The airline said it would focus on taking care of customers and getting them to their final destinations safely. Flight safety and aircraft maintenance recovery teams were sent by Delta to the Charlotte airport.
The Charlotte airport posted a tweet saying the runway was closed and that efforts were under way to remove the aircraft and reopen the runway.
Delta said it is cooperating with investigations by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
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