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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Too much weight and speed snapping the front gear clean off. If that happened the nose of the plane would have to hold up while grinding on the runway. This would really damage the airframe, and could potentially lead to worse situations where the airframe brakes up or catches on fire
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