US NTSB safety regulators launched an investigation into the collapse of the front landing gear on a Southwest Airlines plane shortly after it touched down at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday evening.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the Boeing 737 skidded 2,175 feet on its nose after the front gear collapsed backwards into the fuselage, damaging avionics and electronics. Nine people out of 150 passengers and crew on board suffered minor injuries, the NTSB said.
The agency had been considering not investigating the incident further, but decided on Tuesday it required further scrutiny.
NTSB Investigates Southwest's LaGuardia Landing