The Full Story Behind The Emergency Landing Of Flight MH192

Passengers on board Malaysian Airlines Flight MH192 faced a four hour terror ride after the landing gear malfunctioned shortly after take off, forcing a turnback and several attempts at an emergency landing.

In a tweet posted by MAS at 12.39am, it said flight MH192 had departed from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 10.09pm on Sunday.

Flight MH192, operated on the B737-800 aircraft, was scheduled to arrive in Bangalore at 11.35pm the same day.

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"The captain was alerted by Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control that tyre debris were found on the runway and immediately contacted Malaysia Airlines Operations Control Centre (OCC) at 10:25pm. "As safety is of utmost priority to Malaysia Airlines, the aircraft was required to turn back to KLIA," said MAS.

This was because one of the tyres on the right hand main landing gear burst during takeoff.

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The Captain was alerted by Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control that tyre debris were found on the runway and immediately contacted Malaysia Airlines Operations Control Centre (OCC) at 10:25pm.

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The Airport Fire Rescue Services (AFRS) were deployed as soon as the pilot was instructed to turn back to KLIA by OCC.

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Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the Airport Fire Rescue Services (AFRS) in anticipation of the landing.

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According to FlightRadar24, MH192 then flew to just off the coast of Port Klang and began to fly in circles. About thirty minutes later, it started to fly to towards Port Dickson, and then turned to make an approach on the runway, but only ended up making a low pass over it.

MH192 then went back to the vicinity of Port Klang and began to fly in circles again from about 11.25pm until 1.22am the next morning, before attempting a second approach on the runway but took off again without landing.

According to Boeing’s specifications, the 737-800 is not capable of dumping fuel in mid-air, meaning that it would have to burn off its fuel until the aircraft reaches an acceptable weight for a safe landing.

It is learnt that the airport runway was covered with foam for smooth landing impact.

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A Department of Civil Aviation spokesman said the plane will land on its belly, without the use of its landing gear. “There is always a risk when something like this happens but as of now we will have to wait and see. Further information will only be known once it lands in KLIA,” he said.

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As the aircraft made its series of left turns that would take it near Port Dickson for the third landing approach, MH192 radioed to check on preparations for a potential emergency.

"Malaysian 192, can you confirm to land or another flight path?" the air traffic control (ATC) tower radioed, which was live-streamed.

"Err… Turn left, turn left, turn left. Low," MH192 replied.

"Malaysian 192, roger that."

ATC: "Malaysian 192, we have just received a message. They have already foaming the runway for you."

MH192: "How long do they need?"

ATC: "We'll advise."

MH192: "Alright, understood. Now it is mayday, mayday, mayday. We are landing, low fuel."

ATC: "Malaysian 192, roger mayday."

The pilot sounded calm and composed - almost expressionless - even as he made the mayday call.

Two minutes later, MH192 began a slow left turn and then made its final, successful, landing approach. Thus far, there are no reports of injuries.

A search on real-time flight tracker website Flightradar24.com revealed that the Boeing 737-8H6, which departed Kuala Lumpur at 10.10pm, was still midair at 1.15am. The plane was flying at 7000 feet off the Straits of Malacca, close to Pulau Lumut.

Banting fire and rescue department officer Malik Hamdan said MH192 landed normal and safely, only one of the landing gears malfunctioned and no foam were sprayed on the tarmac. Passengers have disembarked from plane.

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Despite their traumatising four-hour experience, look of joy could clearly be seen on the passengers' face when acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein visited them at the airport's arrival hall at 3.45am.

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Passengers said the aircraft had a “bumpy” take-off when it departed from KLIA about 10.15pm yesterday.

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A Malaysian passenger is happy to be alive after flight MH192 was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport early Monday.

Passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH192 bound for Bangalore, which had to return to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport a few hours later after its departure last night, praised the crew for handling the situation calmly.

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Many took the chance to tell Hishammuddin of their experiences and feeling of relief, before praising the flight's pilot they called Captain Adam for what they described as "excellent landing" given the circumstances.

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He also said although he was impressed with the way the emergency landing at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was handled by the crew of MH192, the incident should not have happened. "These sort of incidents should not happen. I have directed that although MAS is under Khazanah‎ (Nasional Bhd), the ministry should be given the report as soon as possible," he told reporters at KLIA.

"I give them two days. On Wednesday, I want to see an early report as this is not something like MH370 that is missing in the Indian Ocean, it is related to the condition of the tyres (landing gear)," he said. "I do not think there is a reason we cannot be informed in one or two days," he added.

Hishammuddin added that the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and MAS have been told to be on standby while the notes of the report should be handed to the ministry as soon ‎as possible.

Hishammuddin also lauded the crew for the manner in which it handled of the situation. "We are thankful that none of the passengers are hurt. I was very touched earlier when I was able to meet the passengers, as most of them were very impressed with the captain and crew," he added.

When asked about the possibility of sabotage due to the recent spate of incidents involving MAS, Hishammuddin said he had already asked the police to investigate, and urged people not to speculate on the matter.

"I have already directed the police to get going immediately. Our SOP, as with MH370, has not changed but any leads that we have must be verified and corroborated," he said.

It confirmed that all 166 people on board – 159 passengers and 7 crew members – were safe after it landed at 1.56am at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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MH192 will be retimed to depart KLIA at 3.30pm on 21 April 2014 and arrive Bangalore at 5.00pm the same day (8pm Malaysia time).