Examples
On 4 July 2000 Malév Flight 262, a Tupolev Tu-154, performed a gear-up touchdown during the landing and skidded on the runway, but was able to take off and land normally after a go-around. No injuries were reported.
On 8 May 2006 a United States Air Force B-1 Lancer strategic bomber landed on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean without lowering its undercarriage. A fire ensued, but was extinguished with only minor personnel injuries. The pilots had reportedly switched off the warning system that would have warned them of the oversight and overlooked the red warning light on the instrument panel throughout the landing. The aircraft, after nearly $8 million in repairs, was returned to service the following year.
In July 2006 an Australian F-111 bomber made an emergency landing after a wheel on the landing gear fell off after take-off. The pilot circled the airfield for three hours burning off fuel before coming in with his landing gear retracted and arrestor hook deployed. The F-111 suffered only superficial damage.
On 1 November 2011 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 016, a Boeing 767, declared an emergency with a loss of landing gear en route from Newark Liberty International Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport. The aircraft involved was the newest 767 airframe in the fleet. It made a belly landing (see video) in Warsaw with a small fire, but all passengers and crew were evacuated with no injuries. The airport was closed for over a day afterwards.
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