A man who was injured while leaving the plane has been taken to a hospital, airport spokeswoman Olga Gallardo said. His condition was not known, but the injury was described as not life-threatening.
Only two people were on board, she said.
FedEx Flight 1026, a Boeing 767, experienced a landing gear failure at landing around 4:50 a.m. PDT, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The crew could not expand the left main landing gear before landing on Runway 25R, Gregor said in a statement.
The runway was closed until the plane could be removed, the statement said.
The plane had departed from Newark Liberty International Airport. The FAA is conducting research.
FedEx spokeswoman Shannon Davis Ford said in a statement that the company was “grateful that our flight crew is safe and that no one was seriously injured.
“Safety is our top priority, and we are working with researchers to fully understand the issue,” she said.
Video of the scene shows sparks and flames shooting from the bottom of the plane as it slid onto the runway.
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