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FedEx 757 with landing gear failure crash lands, skids off runway in Chattanooga
CBS News ^
| OCTOBER 5, 2023 / 3:05 AM
| Staff
Posted on 10/05/2023 5:37:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
A FedEx Boeing 757 with landing gear failure crash landed, then skidded off the end of a runway late Wednesday night in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the city's fire department said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The three pilots on board weren't hurt, the Chattanooga Regional Airport said in a statement.
First responders raced to the airport after getting reports that the plane was on its final approach, the fire department said.
Agencies at the scene along with firefighters included their department's Special Ops team, Chattanooga police and Hamilton County EMS, according to CBS Chattanooga affiliate WDEF-TV.
They were in position as the aircraft circled before making its final descent, the fire department said.
The plane came to a stop before it got to a street in the safety area, the department continued.
"There was no fire, only smoke from the engines," the department said.
"Great work by the pilot and airport personnel, as well as all responding agencies for their coordinated efforts," it added.
The airport said its main runway would be closed "until further notice."
The cause of the gear malfunction was being investigated.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans; Travel
KEYWORDS: 757; b757; boeing; fedex
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Aviation Ping!.....................
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:38:34 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Now arriving at Gate 10....Gate 11....Gate 12......
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:38:42 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:39:17 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
Good grief Chattanooga is in the news a lot lately.
To: Red Badger
Elon re-branded Twitter as X to make the name shorter but now the name is actually longer because now everybody calls it “X, formerly known as Twitter.”
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:39:52 AM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(6,390,901 Truth | 86,874,940 Twitter)
To: Red Badger
The bigger question is, are all of those Amazon packages ok and will they be delivered on time?
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:40:11 AM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: dfwgator
You’re fast this morning!...................
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:40:38 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SamAdams76
LOL! Great observation. Heh.
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:41:14 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Prosecutors say Trump may have broken the law admiring gun in South Carolina" ROTFLMAO!)
To: SamAdams76
He can thank Prince......................
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:41:20 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Melinda in TN
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:43:16 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SamAdams76
That’s what the Stylebook tells them to write.
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:43:29 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Melinda in TN
Anything about the Choo Choo?
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:43:38 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: dfwgator
It’s a big plane so maybe it’s: “Now arriving at CHA ... MEM ... BNA ... DFW ... Cheers!
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:45:39 AM PDT
by
glennaro
(Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
To: Red Badger
LOL, good one. I’m close to Chattanooga but still a safe distance away. I avoid big cities. I’m about 42 miles North of Chattanooga.
To: Red Badger
14,440 packages on board -
186,472 excuses used by FedEx customer service workers on why your package is arriving late today...
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:46:17 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Melinda in TN
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:46:43 AM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: SamAdams76
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:48:21 AM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Abathar
Could be worse.
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:48:23 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Beowulf9
The train cars are still there, but pretty dilapidated. Supposedly they are to be refurbished as hotel rooms. We’ll see.
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posted on
10/05/2023 5:49:44 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
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