Breaking: Jet Blue emergency landing, Long Beach, CA (UPDATE: Plane Landed Safely)

KABC Channel 7, live broadcast

[kingu]

A Jet Blue aircraft just did a low altitude flyby of Long Beach airport after reporting some concern with their forward gear. The television helicopter caught an image of it - the gear is turned sideways and tilted.

Aircraft is heading out towards the ocean to drop fuel, will turn around, and attempt a 'soft field' landing, keeping the nose up as long as possible.

[NormsRevenge]

Crippled Jet Lands Safely at L.A. Airport

1 minute ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050922/ap_on_re_us/airliner_emergency

LOS ANGELES - A JetBlue airliner with its front landing gear stuck sideways safely landed Wednesday, balancing on its back wheels as it slowed on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport.

[Hexenhammer]

Wow, amazing!

[Chicos_Bail_Bonds]

Everyone in our office just let out a loud cheer...it was so wild watching that right in front of our windows as we parallel 25-L runway.

Absolutely crazy. Prayers answered.

Yahoo!!

[yield 2 the right]

Per MSNBC...."this may a Sim for future Airplane pilots"

[tiredoflaundry]

You got that right!

[RunningWolf]

Or both!

[arasina]

I hope there are some interviews with passengers. (Even though I can imagine what they would all have to say.)

[mylife]

Im proud of you all as American spectators.

Thank you all for having me along on this wild ride

[Knute]

I will always be in absolute awe of the power of God, and prayer, and the uncanny ability of the American people. It is stories like this one that show that we are a people who are continued to be blessed by a loving God.

His mercy and goodness are infinite!

[nicmarlo]

UNBELIEVABLE! CONGRATS TO THE PILOT!

dittos and kudos, too!!!

[onyx]

I have some lime sherbet (did I spell that correctly?)...lol

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Calypso Louie believes the govt blew up the New Orleans levee. The proof is a 25 foot crater in a certain location & it was done to drown blacks. I saw one guy on TV with a New Orleans genocide T-shirt on.

I'm still stunned.

Thank God for skilled pilots.....would love to hear the stories in the cabin.

[vox_freedom]

Safe landing and God bless the flight deck crew for bringing this plane down safely. Well done!!!!!!!

[HairOfTheDog]

I will always be in absolute awe of the power of God, and prayer, and the uncanny ability of the American people. It is stories like this one that show that we are a people who are continued to be blessed by a loving God.

Tell that to the people in the gulf. Heck of a lot more people there at risk than were on this plane.

[RDTF]

me too! I keep hoping we get to see them come down the stairs

[CedarDave]

My comment in 1147 goes to you too, you SOB

[bonfire]

Gotcha!

[Major_Risktaker]

I still will never fly JetBlue. Either they buy crappy French planes or their maintenance guys are drunk.

I only fly JetBlue, great airline.

[arasina]

Well, Happy Birthday! Happy Jet Blue landing, too! :o)

[luvie]

Thanks for the wonderful picture--thank you Lord that they got down safely! My heart, along with everyone's, nearly stopped when he hit the runway!