
Flat Tire During Takeoff
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Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, a charter DC-8 operated by nation air, is preparing to take off from King Abdullah Zee's airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Shortly after takeoff while climbing through 2,000 feet, the pilots report the plane is failing to pressurize properly. The crew reports the problem to air traffic control and are instructed to descend to 3,000 feet. Before they unclarify the instructions, the crew is overwhelmed with warning lights and errors in their instruments. They try to return to the airport, but less than 10 minutes after takeoff, the plane slams into the ground just 1.8 miles short of the runway,. Check out this
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