VDA AN124 goes where Ryanair 737s fear to tread!

I landed at Brazzaville once, there was windshear on final approach due to a nearby thunderstorm. There was an AN12 about 10 miles behind us, so I called him directly on the radio and warned him of the windshear. “No problem!”, he replied. After parking, which was at about 45 degrees facing the runway, I saw the AN12 rolling out but something didn’t look right, he was right wing low. He had landed hard and collapsed the right landing gear (which btw is built like a brick SH) and careered off the runway onto the grass, which seemed to be in slow motion. After a short while the hatches opened and the Russian crew emerged, gathered in a small group around the plane, out with their cigarettes and stood around with their hands in their pockets discussing whatever like nothing happened. 😮

Not sure I would have liked to have been that bloke running around under the aircraft!

MOL…sorry… LOL !!!;)

Not sure I would have liked to have been that bloke running around under the aircraft!

IIRC, the An124 was designed to be able to go “offroad” hence the MLG appearing to have an excessive ammount of wheels.

Super, and they wonder why nosewheels get bent!:D