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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It could trip. The front landing gear has wheels, which the inertia of the plane would get transferred into. But if the wheel is twisted, all that momentum is going to go into snapping the mechanism and the plane’s nose might hit the ground
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