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.

[kstewskis]

After watching this, I think I need to run down to the local Staples or Office Max, and re-do some legal paperwork.

Get the "ducks in a row" doncha know?

Just a little reminder to myself. Watching this gave me that "feeling" again, I hope to never go through again.

Thank God, these people are okay. Many of His blessings I hope are bestowed onto the flight crew and pilots.

[Chuck54]

I just heard someone on board did "Blackberry" someone and told them the airline had cut the TV off about 5:30 LA time.

[CedarDave]

No, we can't. But don't need large useless graphics >50 KB on breaking news threads. Not all of us have DSL, T1 or cable modems. Nautinurse's threads do very well at less than 50 KB and most posters here know that also.

[meyer]

My comment in 1147 goes to you too, you SOB

Easy there, Dave. The emergency's over.

[yield 2 the right]

airline pilots it should say...

[bonfire]

God is good. All the time.

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm not negative at all!

This was a fabulous landing and a great success by some great skilled pilots!

Sorry I ranted.... it's just a pet peeve I should have kept to myself.

[MinuteGal]

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz
Oh what a relief it is!

Leni

[NormsRevenge]

LOL.. we'll know very shortly. :)

[JennysCool]

Actually, that's five "too close calls."

But who's counting? :-)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Hey, good plan!

[arasina]

Hey, grump. Your knees were blocking my view the entire time!

[Bush gal in LA]

Can you believe this? The mayor got summoned for jury duty. And thats where he was today'' reporting for duty.''

[Uncle Joe Cannon]

Antonio Villaigarosa at the airport, showboating for the cameras. Slick.

[smonk]

---Easy there, Dave. The emergency's over.---

yeah, but the poor guy is still downloading a 500K shower stall every time he reloads the thread.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

- Bush didn't fund the FAA enough...it took too long to clear the airspace.
_ Bush could've funded more maintenance training....this incident would not have happened.
-Bush did not enforce stricter airplane construction regulations
-Bush did not provide LA with enough homeland defense money....first responders were poorly equipped and slow
Bush is a racist and wanted to kill all Mexicans in Southern California

Now no one needs to watch CNN tomorrow.

[anonymous_user]

Now, I'm wondering just HOW this happened.

Has Hillary asked for a Senate investigation yet?

(Kidding! Nice to hear some good news for a change. Great landing, thank God!)

[Major_Risktaker]

Yay, good job to the pilots.

Amazing, perfectly straight down the center line.

[CedarDave]

Whatever, my meaning was clear.

[BurbankKarl]

No heart attacks, no other health complaints, resources being released....Runway 25R is open...