gear-up landing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A landing of an aircraft with the landing gear retracted due to the pilot(s) forgetting to extend the gear or to take some other action necessary for the gear to deploy.

Word forms

gear-up landing gear-up landings

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