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Southwest KLGA gear collapse.
No further details yet, no link.
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No news link, but a picture.
(for source reference, twit'ter stream of BobbyAbtahi) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BPz154wCcAAKIMa.jpg:large |
Reuters report (very short) Plane lands without front landing gear at New York's LaGuardia Airport: CNN
Quoting the above link: "A televised image showed no apparent damage to the plane, " :ugh: |
Bit more from the AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say the nose gear of a plane landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport collapsed as the aircraft touched down on the runway. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely and no injuries were reportedThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has temporarily closed the airport.The FAA says the Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville landed at 5:45 p.m. Monday and safely came to a stop on the tarmac with the front of the plane pointing down to the ground. The plane, which was carrying 149 passengers and crew, was surrounded with emergency vehicles.Dallas-based Southwest Airlines spokespeople didn't immediately respond to phone and email inquiries.The FAA is investigating. ... |
737-700, more photos here https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=104563622953080
It looks like the front landing gear didn't come down at all... |
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OMG! -- she's taking her carryon!
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OMG! -- she's taking her carryon! |
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@SpeedofSound
Fair observation. Do people instinctively move away from where they perceive the problem to be located? |
Do people instinctively move away from where they perceive the problem to be located? ;) |
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2ec_1374546266
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And once again pax are walking away with their carry on luggage!!
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Anyone know how many failures of this type have occurred over the life of the 737 family?
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Mostly due to nose wheel first touchdown.
Not saying this is the case here though... |
Re: the pax with hand luggage.
It may well be easier to let a pax who insists on taking their hand luggage continue to do so; rather than having it dumped in an aisle as a trip hazard or worse the person attempting to return to their seat. The people, including the crew, may also be in a degree of shock. |
Any reason why they couldn't keep it straight on the runway??
They left the runway and crossed a taxyway......:eek: |
Nosewheel steering a bit dodgy?
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Funny one BOAC.:D
Nose gear collapse by itself shouldn't cause the crew to lose directional control. Lucky there wasn't another Aircraft near... |
Don't know it it helps you, but from Av Herald
" The aircraft stopped on the right hand edge of the runway with the nose at the edge of high speed turn off Q about 1150 meters down the runway". No mention of 'crossing' a taxyway. |
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