A LATAM flight was forced to return to proceed an emergency landing following a nose landing gear issue.
The Airbus A320-200 (reg. CC-BAS) was performing flight LA4292 from Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE) to Cartagena-Crespo Airport (CTG) in Colombia.
Shortly after takeoff, the pilots detected an issue with the nose landing gear. After notifying ATC, the aircraft entered a holding pattern to burn enough fuel.
The aircraft landed with its landing gear locked at a 90-degree angle.
“The landing was carried out in a controlled manner in safe conditions for the occupants of the aircraft and the personnel on the ground,” reported Aerocivil, the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia.
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Operations at José María Córdova Airport were suspended while the passengers were deplaned, and the aircraft was removed from the runway.
No injuries among the crew or passengers were reported.