Mystery of MH370: New evidence suggests plane's landing gear was down, making it sink faster

Mystery of MH370: New evidence suggests plane's landing gear was down, making it sink faster
MH370's pilot crashed the airplane on purpose with landing gear, according to a new theory (How Foo Yeen/Getty Images and WSJ video screenshot/YouTube)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Experts assert that because the landing gear on the missing airplane MH370 was down, the pilot may have intentionally crashed into the water to fast sink the aircraft. Since the Malaysian Airlines passenger plane crashed in March 2014 while carrying 239 people somewhere over the Indian Ocean, numerous theories have been making rounds.

The theory that circulated frequently has focused on the pilot, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, suggesting that it was a premeditated act. A landing gear door was discovered in a Madagascan fisherman's hands last month. Experts claim it is the first piece of evidence discovered that suggests one of the Malaysian Airlines pilots behaved purposefully. The door has been recognized as a trunnion door, a part of a Boeing 777. It most likely entered the malfunctioning engines of the aircraft. According to experts, this increases the likelihood that the landing gear was lowered at the time of the aircraft's collision with the water, as reported by The Times. Despite the fact that the important piece of evidence was not discovered until December 12, calls for a thorough inquiry into the disappearance of the plane, its 12 Malaysian crew members, and its 227 passengers from 14 different nations on March 8, 2014, have already been made. All are believed to be dead. 

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