Japan: Sparks fly in emergency landing

[Justin L]

A 767 bound for Okinawa from Fu-kuoka returned to Fu-kuoka shortly after take off due to landing gear problems, with sparks flying upon the landing. There is a link to a video of the landing in the article below. (I had to add a hyphen to the city name to uncensor it (it appears as ****oka otherwise)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/spar...025429192.html

Sparks fly in emergency landing
April 18, 2008 - 9:52AM


A Boeing airliner operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) sent out a stream of sparks as it made an emergency landing Thursday due to mechanical problems, television pictures showed.

None of the 141 passengers and eight crew members were injured in the incident involving the Boeing-767 in Fu-kuoka on the southwestern island of Kyushu, the Japanese airline said.

The plane departed for Okinawa but was forced to turn back after a warning message that the landing gear was not properly stored, said an ANA spokesman.

Once the plane landed, a thick trail of golden sparks flew out of its main landing gear.

"We are investigating the cause of the incident," the spokesman said.

AFP