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Breaking: Jet Blue emergency landing, Long Beach, CA (UPDATE: Plane Landed Safely)
KABC Channel 7, live broadcast

Posted on 09/21/2005 4:21:43 PM PDT by 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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: a320; airbus; airbust; airlines; bur; burbank; california; canyonblue; flight292; jetblue; landinggear; lax; lgb; longbeach; losangeles; messierdowty; prayers; safelanding; scarebus; socal
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To: kingu

161 posted on 09/21/2005 4:47:40 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Stayingawayfromthedarkside

Cuz fuel go boom


162 posted on 09/21/2005 4:47:56 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Driving an SUV is objectively pro-terrorist)
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To: kingu

Isn't Jet Blue the old ValuJet company with a history of poor maintenance?


163 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:09 PM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah
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To: kingu
Don't worry all, they'll make it down safe.


164 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:09 PM PDT by KoRn
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To: Jorge
Ok, but if the nose gear is twisted or angled as they say, couldn't this send the aircraft into a spin when the nose does touch the ground?

More likely just snap the nose gear right off.

165 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:17 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HKMk23

Is that true?


166 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:17 PM PDT by Die_Hard Conservative Lady (Close the borders.....)
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To: moonpie57

Jet Blue used to fly out only from Long Beach, but I think they added Burbank not too long ago, so they now fly out of both.


167 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:27 PM PDT by Anti-MSM (Conservatives wish 9/11 never happened. Liberals pretend it didn't!)
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To: Bush gal in LA

Nonflammable foam is spread all over the runway...cuts sparking, retards fire...


168 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:39 PM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: Bush gal in LA

" What on earth is a ''safe foamy landing''?!!"

I'd say the "soft" refers to the foam and not the landing. I am guessing the foam helps stop fire, but I have to believe it is not a cushion.


169 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:55 PM PDT by frankjr
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170 posted on 09/21/2005 4:48:57 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: doug from upland
These are the JetBlue Airways flights matching your query for Sep 21, 2005.
Flight # Status
Departure Arrival
Airport Time Gate Airport Time Gate
Scheduled [Estimated]
Actual
Scheduled [Estimated]
Actual
292 Diverted 3:20 pm
Sep 21
[ 3:17 pm]
Sep 21
  11:35 pm
Sep 21
[Delayed]
Sep 22
 

171 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:02 PM PDT by newzjunkey (CA: Stop union theft for political agendas: YES on Prop 75!)
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To: KoRn

LOL you're so BAD! ;)


172 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:09 PM PDT by kstewskis ("I don't know what I know, but I know that it's big".....Jerry Fletcher)
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To: kingu


Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

FNC saying they're thinking about trying a solt landing?

Nose up?


173 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:13 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: Bush gal in LA

This has happened before the rear landing gear will be used and the nose will gradually balance out.

The likelyhood of success if extremely high for this to be non stop breaking news is over the top. I wouldn't want to be on the plane but it will land fine.


174 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:15 PM PDT by johnmecainrino
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To: Petronski

Thanks! They cut away also but I know they'll be back on it.

See? It's back.

:)


175 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:22 PM PDT by cgk (When the BIG ONE wipes out Hollywood can we call it Bush's Fault instead of the San Andreas Fault?)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
--Isn't Jet Blue the old ValuJet company with a history of poor maintenance?--

I believe so. the famous "Gator food crash" in the florida swamp.

176 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:23 PM PDT by smonk
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To: HKMk23

omg!


177 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:40 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: HKMk23

... a lot of sparks shortly
NOT.

----

An Airbus A320 can't dump fuel.. Oh geeesh

metal on concrete will generate sparks, foam or
NOT... I betcha :)


178 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:55 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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To: Mo1
And I just watched NGC 'Second from disaster' over the weekend and they showed the Kansas city crash.

At least this plane has hydraulic control.

179 posted on 09/21/2005 4:49:57 PM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: Borax Queen

Fox now saying they've been told plane to attempt to land at LAX


180 posted on 09/21/2005 4:50:14 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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