Jet Blue Lands Safely at LAX
Charles Johnson
Wed Sep 21, 2005 at 6:32 pm PDT • Views: 296
That Jet Blue airplane with its front wheels stuck in a sideways position has landed safely at LA Airport.
LOS ANGELES - A JetBlue airliner with faulty landing gear touched down safely Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport after circling the region for three hours with its front wheels turned sideways and unable to retract into the plane.
The safe landing was made at an auxiliary runway set apart from the main terminals. The pilot landed using the back wheels first and then eased onto the front tires, which smoked, popped and sparked on contact.
Emergency crews from across the area massed near the runway, ready to help the 139 passengers and six crew members.
Frank says: