News coming out of Mandalay International Airport in Myanmar indicates a Myanmar National Airlines E190 made an emergency landing with the nose gear retracted. Thankfully, Myanmar National Airlines reported no injuries or casualties. The incident Myanmar National Airlines flight 103 was in service from Yangon International Airport to Mandalay International Airport. The aircraft in question – registered as XYAGQ – is a 10-year-old Embraer 190 aircraft. As the flight prepared for landing, the cockpit crew was alerted to a landing gear malfunction. The nose gear would not deploy. Consequently, this led to an emergency landing. According to a statement posted on Myanmar National Airlines’ Facebook page, the captain attempted the emergency landing gear down procedure. However, the malfunction persisted. In addition, the captain did two flybys of the control tower who confirmed the nose landing gear had not been deployed. The captain then proceeded to make an emergency landing at Mandalay International Airport with the nose gear still retracted. As a result, the crew initiated an emergency evacuation. Some passengers filmed the event. Evacuation footage from Myanmar National Airlines flight #UB103, the Embraer 190 which landed with its nose gear retracted earlier today at Mandalay airport, Myanmar. https://t.co/6MgQAQmy0n pic.twitter.com/28t90FOzIO — Breaking Aviation News (@breakingavnews) May 12, 2019 The crew In the cockpit were Captain Myat Moe Aung, First Officers Myo Thiha Aung and Kaung Set Lwin. Service in the cabin was conducted by Purser Cherry Myint and three other cabin crew personnel. Cabin crew play an integral role in any emergency. Whether it be severe turbulence or an attempted hijacking, cabin crew are the ones passengers turn to for instruction and safety. While many passengers assume their primary role is service, flight attendants play a vital role in keeping all passengers safe. Myanmar National Airlines Myanmar National Airlines is the flag carrier of Myanmar. They are a small airline and fly Boeing 737-800, Embraer E190, and ATR aircraft. Thus, they are more of a regional airline serving Myanmar. The airline began service in 1948 as the Union of Burma Airways. Then, in 1989, Myanmar National Airlines underwent its first rebranding as “Myanmar Airways”. Finally, in 2014, Myanmar Airlines was rebranded into its current form: Myanmar National Airlines. Overall After seeing some horrific incidents lately, it is relieving that there were no fatalities or injuries. Moreover, it appears from images that the crew managed to maintain their composure during the incident. Simple Flying hopes to see this E190 back in service soon! Have you flown Myanmar National Airlines? What do you think about this emergency landing? Let us know in the comments! All images came from Myanmar National Airlines Facebook<doc-sep>When the front wheels of his plane failed to deploy on Sunday morning, a Myanmar National Airlines pilot skillfully landed the jet using only its rear wheels. Flight UB-103, an Embraer-190 model, was coming from Yangon when it made an emergency landing at Mandalay International Airport. There were 82 passengers and seven crew members on board. No one was injured. On Facebook, Myanmar National Airlines said the plane's alert system notified the pilot that the front landing gear failed to deploy.<doc-sep>Captain Myat Moe Aung of Myanmar National Airlines safely landed an Embraer 190 passenger aircraft at Mandalay airport in northern Myanmar after the front landing gear failed to deploy. The pilot managed to land the jet on its nose, causing no injuries to the dozens of passengers and crew on board. "The pilot did a great job," said Win Khant, permanent secretary of Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications, adding that the incident was being investigated. The airline did not confirm how many passengers were on board. The aircraft maker said on its website that the plane has capacity of between 96 and 114 seats. How it unfolded The state-run carrier said the plane had departed from Yangon near the Myanmar coast and was approaching the airport in Mandalay when the pilot was unable to deploy the landing gear. Plane crashes where everyone survived Lucky in Durango Aeromexico flight 2431 was departing from Durango, Mexico on July 31, 2018 when it crashed. The plane, a Brazilian Embraer 190 was carrying more than 100 people. While there were injuries, everyone survived the crash. 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An unverified landing video that spread on social media shows the Embraer 190 touching down on its rear wheels before traveling some distance along the runway on its nose, kicking up smoke. An urgent but orderly evacuation of the passengers and crew followed. It was the second aviation incident in Myanmar this week. On Wednesday, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the runway during strong winds in Yangon, injuring 17 people on board, including the pilot. shs/amp (dpa, Reuters, AP) Every evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here.<doc-sep>See the recovery efforts in Gaza as ceasefire appears to hold 'Is everything I'm trying to do pointless? 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In a statement, the airline said pilot Captain Myat Moe Aung “followed emergency procedures and did the fuel burn out to reduce the landing weight,” before bringing the jet down onto its rear wheels, lowering the nose carefully onto the runway on which it skidded for about 25 seconds before stopping. There were no casualties or injuries from the incident, the airline confirmed. Video from inside the plane showed smoke rising from underneath as passengers scrambled to disembark. STR/AFP/AFP/Getty Images A general view shows a Myanmar National Airlines passenger plane after an emergency landing at Mandalay international airport on May 12, 2019. Following the incident, emergency vehicles surrounded the plane as it rested on its nose on the tarmac. “The pilot did a great job,” Win Khant, Myanmar’s transport minister, told Reuters. Sunday’s emergency landing comes days after another plane in Myanmar skidded off the runway. At least 17 people were injured on May 8 when the Biman Bangladesh Airlines jet bounced during a landing in heavy winds and half skidded half crashed off the runway, damaging the plane and sending passengers flying about inside. CNN’s James Griffiths contributed reporting.<doc-sep>
All 89 people on the flight were unharmed in the dramatic landing. Passengers on a Myanmar National Airlines flight have a brilliant flight crew to thank for miraculously landing safely after the plane's front landing gear failed to deploy. Flight UB103 touched down at Mandalay International Airport at 9:09 a.m. local time with all 82 passengers and seven crew members able to safely evacuate the plane after it scraped its nose down the runway and came to a perfect stop. On approach, the captain tried to deploy the front landing gear, but found out it was malfunctioning and could not be activated, the airline said in a statement. After circling the airport to burn off fuel, the captain came in for a landing with no front wheel. Video shot from inside the airport showed the plane landing on its back wheels, steadying and then eventually coming down on its nose -- sending a shower of sparks down the runway. Miraculously, it slid to a stop before passengers were able to be evacuated by inflatable slide. "Myanmar National Airlines would like to express our deepest appreciation to all the passengers onboard and our crews," the airline said in the statement. The plane, an Embraer 190, had taken off from Yangon, Myanmar, about an hour flight south of Mandalay. The airline commended Capt. Myat Moe Aung, first officers Myo Thiha Aung and Kaung Set Lwin, purser Cherry Myint and three attendants for safely landing the plane. ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway and Will Gretsky contributed to this report.