LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16
LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 was a Boeing 767 passenger jet on a scheduled service from Newark, United States, to Warsaw, Poland, that on 1 November 2011 made a successful gear-up emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport, after its landing gear failed to extend. All 231 aboard survived without serious injuries. A leak in one of the aircraft's hydraulic systems occurred shortly after takeoff, resulting in the loss of all of the hydraulic fluid supplying the primary landing gear system.
LOT Flight 16 after the emergency landing | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 November 2011 |
| Summary | Belly landing following hydraulic failure |
| Site | Warsaw Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland 52°09′56″N 20°58′02″E |
| Aircraft | |
| The Boeing 767 involved in the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 767-300ER |
| Aircraft name | Poznań |
| Operator | LOT Polish Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | LO16 |
| ICAO flight No. | LOT16 |
| Call sign | LOT 16 |
| Registration | SP-LPC |
| Flight origin | Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Destination | Warsaw Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupants | 231 |
| Passengers | 220 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 231 |
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