I just saw a video (apparently from 2005) where a JetBlue airplane had its frontwheels pretty much twisted 90°. So they were still out, just not spinning. In the video the plane landed safely, although there was quite a bit of smoke coming of the front wheel, I assume due to friction.
But what else could have happened? What would be a worst case scenario?
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In 1983, an Air Canada fight ran out of fuel mid flight and had to make an emergency landing at an abandoned airport (then a drag strip).
The nose gear collapsed on landing and the plane skidded to a stop before reaching the end of the runway/track. Only a few minor injuries.
The plane was named the [Gimli Glider](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider) (it landed in Gimli Manitoba) and reentered service a few days later.
There was a made for TV movie about it called Falling From the Sky and features a cameo from the real life pilot that pulled it off.
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