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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: Petronski

KABC: LAX is NOT on standby....


41 posted on 09/21/2005 4:32:42 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: newzjunkey

Live on Channel 8 KFMB out of San Diego.

I just changed channels and heard them say the jet had taken off from Burbank... they say they will keep following this with updates.


42 posted on 09/21/2005 4:32:42 PM PDT by KylaStarr
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To: kingu

nothing on fox, cnn, or PMSNBC


43 posted on 09/21/2005 4:33:02 PM PDT by smonk
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To: newzjunkey

"KFI says there's a possibility of the gear snapping off and a nose landing occuring."


Sounds about right. Should make for dramatic video but everyone should be fine. As someone said, a main gear would be a far worse situation. Probably better to do a full gear up landing then that. (private pilot here)


44 posted on 09/21/2005 4:33:21 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
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To: cgk

It's now on KUSI/9 in San Diego.


45 posted on 09/21/2005 4:33:28 PM PDT by mfccinsd
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To: newzjunkey

Are you sure they departed LAX? Jet Blue has a base at Long Beach and LB has a great crashcrew stationed there.


46 posted on 09/21/2005 4:33:32 PM PDT by jettester (I got paid to break 'em - not fly 'em)
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To: Textide
... and holds the nose off of the ground as long as possible.

Sounds like a rather scarey balancing act!

47 posted on 09/21/2005 4:33:32 PM PDT by Jorge (Q)
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To: mfccinsd

LOL! All of us seem to be trying to watch the same channel down here : )

btw.. great to see you again!


48 posted on 09/21/2005 4:33:44 PM PDT by KylaStarr
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To: kingu

I've taken Jet Blue twice out of Long Beach. Prayers for all aboard. How does the gear get bent?


49 posted on 09/21/2005 4:33:49 PM PDT by doug from upland (Arianna Huffington loves that big gas guzzling Suburban)
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To: mfccinsd

Brother! I had to rewind, thinking I missed something... nope - just what you said - they'll "monitor it" and keep us informed.

I did find a live webcast out of L.A...

http://kcal.com/


50 posted on 09/21/2005 4:34:34 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: doug from upland
How does the gear get bent?

Clinton Disease??

51 posted on 09/21/2005 4:34:52 PM PDT by berkeleybeej (and the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain)
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To: doug from upland
---I've taken Jet Blue twice out of Long Beach. Prayers for all aboard. How does the gear get bent?---

you manufacture it in france ;)

52 posted on 09/21/2005 4:35:06 PM PDT by smonk
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To: mhking

Someone else just said after KABC said NOT LAX that they mentioned possibly diverting them to a military place to land? Did you hear that? Not sure if someone else misheard and reported that or if that's really what they meant?


53 posted on 09/21/2005 4:35:15 PM PDT by mfccinsd
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To: kingu

Yeah right, they jsut claim to have problems so they can land to see a soccer game(see earlier story today).




I hope they make it down safe.


54 posted on 09/21/2005 4:35:17 PM PDT by SengirV
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To: jettester
That was the KFI report. It could be wrong.

We had a very low flying commercial aircraft in my area. I didn't see it, only heard it and it sounded like it was coming down as it made a turn. I've been trying to get more info from an eye witness.

55 posted on 09/21/2005 4:35:27 PM PDT by newzjunkey (CA: Stop union theft for political agendas: YES on Prop 75!)
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To: kingu

BUMP


56 posted on 09/21/2005 4:35:43 PM PDT by PilloryHillary
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To: kingu

There's aprox. 145 passengers onboard... They haven't said where they will be landing yet...As soon I hear where I be sure to post!


57 posted on 09/21/2005 4:35:59 PM PDT by Die_Hard Conservative Lady (Close the borders.....)
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To: kingu

There's aprox. 145 passengers onboard... They haven't said where they will be landing yet...As soon I hear where I be sure to post!


58 posted on 09/21/2005 4:36:04 PM PDT by Die_Hard Conservative Lady (Close the borders.....)
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To: uncitizen; WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

What possible terrorist situation in Jersey City?


59 posted on 09/21/2005 4:36:09 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: mfccinsd

He's off the coast of Long Beach now, turning and possibly setting back up for Long Beach, doesn't look like LAX...

(then my wife made me turn -- sigh)


60 posted on 09/21/2005 4:36:52 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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