For The Third Time In Less Than 2 Years A U.S. Air Force C-5M Galaxy Conducts Nose Gear Up Landing
February 1, 2019 David Cenciotti
Another issue for the C-5’s troublesome landing gear.
On Jan. 31, 2019, around 19.45LT, a C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft conducted a nose gear up landing at Travis Air Force Base in California.
The aircraft was flying from Colorado Springs Airport in Colorado for its flight to Travis, when the mishap, that didn’t cause any injury to the 11 reservist aircrew from the 349th Air Mobility Wing on board the aircraft.
According to an article in Air Force Times, The C-5 was returning to Travis from a contingency mission to deliver equipment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, which encompasses the Middle East and Afghanistan, spokeswoman Capt. Lyndsey Horn said.
https://theaviationist.com/2019/02/01/for-the-third-time-in-less-than-2-years-a-u-s-air-force-c-5m-galaxy-conducts-nose-gear-up-landing/
