Southwest flight crash lands at Laguardia

[Bosonic]

Source: salon

A Southwest flight lost its front landing gear upon touchdown. The airport is closed to landings

Salon executive Matt Sussberg sends us this picture from Laguardia Airport where eyewitnesses are reporting that a Southwest flight crash landed moments ago, apparently losing its front landing gear.

Passengers are reportedly coming down emergency chutes now. No word on injuries, more details to come.

Updated: 6:11 p.m.: CNN is reporting that the flight was from Nashville. It landed around 5:45 p.m. There are no reported injuries but passengers are still on board. Laguardia Airport is not “accepting planes.”


Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/07/22/southwest_flight_crash_lands_at_laguardia/singleton/

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[Blue_Tires]

1. more info:

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5825308/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That's a bit sensational - a collapsed nose gear isn't a crash landing.

[Skittles]

3. I agree

[Wait Wut]

7. It depends...

...if you're inside the plane or outside.

[Link Speed]

8. Correct, but it still scares the living s**t out of you.

It has happened to me twice, once on take-off and once on landing.

[onenote]

4. Just googled "collapsed nose gear".

I was surprised at the number of times this happens. Still a miniscule fraction of all flights, but a surprise nonetheless.

[cosmicone]

5. Planes' maximum wear and tear

happens during takeoffs and landings.

Southwest planes, because they hop around short distances have far higher takeoff/landing count and as the planes get older, this is bound to happen.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. We haven't had a major airliner land in a cornfield for a while.

[Chemisse]

9. Was the last major crash the one in Queens (or thereabouts) just after 9/11??

We have been fortunate here.

[Pilotguy]

11. Colgan Flight 3407

in Buffalo, NY in February 2009.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. I wasn't thinking of a crash...

Just a bunch of yuppies dressed very inappropriately for their surroundings.

[Chemisse]

15. Ugh! What about that one that happened in a swamp?

ValuJet in the Florida Everglades in 1996. No similar pictures though. I think it was a little too remote for the guys with suits.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. Not too remote for alligator bags....

[bvar22]

10. NOW you've done it.

That breaks the Mojo.
If it happens again in the next year,
it will be YOUR FAULT.

I'm contacting some friends in South Louisiana who know an old woman who may be able to fix this for you,
but I can't make any promises.
I hope you're sorry!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. Naw,...ever see corn cobs go through a turbine?

[onehandle]

14. George Zimmerman caught this on his police scanner and is on his way. nt

[Union Scribe]

17. ...

[trusty elf]

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