Ryanair flight aborts landing

A RYANAIR pilot had to abort an attempt to land at a Latvian airport yesterday because of difficulties lowering the landing gear.

Flight FR-8085 from Charleroi Airport in Brussels, was on approach to Riga Airport when the crew received a ‘gear unsafe’ indication in the cockpit. The crew reported the matter to air traffic controllers and performed a low approach which was closely observed by staff on the ground.

The aircraft then performed what the airline has described as a ‘precautionary go-around’. During the fly-past of the control tower, ground crews indicated one of the gear struts appeared not to have deployed.