gear down

They have also focused on why the Boeing 737-800 did not have its landing gear down when it hit the runway.

Video verified by Reuters news agency shows the plane heading towards the ground at high speed, with its landing gear down.

"Why don't you bring your gear down to the basement?"

Daccord was noticeably upset after the loss, slamming his gear down extra hard as he undressed.

“I’m sure they did everything physically and humanly possible to check and see that they could get the gear down,” said Zahornacky, who flew the DC-9, which is the precursor to the Boeing 717.