Newark Airport closed due to emergency landing...aircraft could not lower nose gear

[AmericanFlyer]

We're waitin to take off; engines shut down. Pilot has no other information...

[AmericanFlyer]

Update: Emergency evacuation in progress; one runway will be closed for about six hours to clean debris...

[sevenstrokeroll]

thanks for telling us....do you know what kind of plane is in trouble and which airline?

[AmericanFlyer]

Couldn't determine aircraft type, but it appeared to be 737, could tell airline due to darkness. Plane greased landing on rear gear and then slowly lowered nose followed by a shower of sparks, followed by emergency evacuation using slides. Many emergency vehicles.

Our pilot said they have inspected the other runway and now open for business.

[Carbon Bootprint]

The affected aircraft was reported to be a Shuttle America flight from ATL to EWR which landed about 18:40 local.

More here (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/newark_international_airport_closed_HIGy56wn6jSmg6umk9ZbQK)

[Zeffy]

FlightAware > Shuttle America (S5) #5124 > 27-Feb-2012 > KATL-KEWR Flight Tracker (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/TCF5124/history/20120227/2034Z/KATL/KEWR)

[atakacs]

I would have put my money on an A320 but turns out it was an Embraer 170. Anyway emergency well handled.:D

[Coto]

Accident: Shuttle America E170 at Newark on Feb 27th 2012, nose gear did not extend (http://avherald.com/h?article=44b964c6&opt=0)

[Lonewolf_50]

:D
Looks like a good news story, nobody hurt.

*tips cap to crew*

[DC-ATE]

Gee.....on the Connies, you could get the nose gear down with just 360 strokes on the hand pump on the Co-Pilot's side. Quite a work out !! :O

[SLFguy]

"360 strokes on the hand pump "



We know where this is going..

[DC-ATE]

No, no, no.......I know what you're thinking, but that's NOT what I was referring to. There IS actually a rather large lever to the right of the Co-Pilot's feet that is used to extend the nose gear in the event of a hydraulic failure. It's kinda like a jack handle mounted vertically and it DOES take 360 strokes, back and forth, to get a green light. How do I know? BTDT !!

[tonytales]

And while the F/O is getting his exercise, the FE was back in the cabin cranking the flaps down, and that took more than 360 turns. With no aux pump on the Connie, and if you couldn't run an engine or hook up a hydraulic mule, it was the only way.

[Worrals in the wilds]

Jeez Louise! The fitness test for Connie flight crew must have been like something out of the military...:ooh:

[Hotel Tango]

Connies were for real pilots and real men :E