LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 was a passenger flight which made an emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland, on 1 November 2011 after its landing gear failed to extend. All 231 aboard survived without any significant injuries. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 767-300ER, was operating as LOT Polish Airlines' scheduled international service from Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, to Warsaw. The preliminary report found that a hydraulic leak occurred shortly after takeoff, which resulted in loss of all the hydraulic fluid that powered the primary landing gear system. It was classified as an
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