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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: Die_Hard Conservative Lady

"Wow, they justr said that the Mayor is headed to LAX.... And what's he going to do? I don't like him as you can tell!"


Bigger question is, "Why did Bush fail to prepare for this? What did he do to prevent this disaster?"

This is Miranda VeraCruz deLaHoya Cardinal reporting from LAX!


841 posted on 09/21/2005 5:57:12 PM PDT by lawdude (Liberalism is a mental disease.)
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To: Larry Lucido
--- I'd feel better.---

you're gonna be really, really busy.

842 posted on 09/21/2005 5:57:25 PM PDT by smonk
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To: Central Scrutiniser


Appreciate all your information. Seriously. Thanks.


843 posted on 09/21/2005 5:57:29 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: surrey
Sorry, thats why among other things your ticket is so cheap. Most likely though they will go back into other recent airplanes and re-check the rebuild on the gear.
844 posted on 09/21/2005 5:57:30 PM PDT by RunningWolf (U.S. Army Veteran.....75-78)
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To: Black Tooth
Talking about the sun. In another hour, it will be down on the runway and in his eyes. Not good.

Makes me wonder if he's waiting for darkness. He certainly wants to land into a headwind because airspeed keeps the plane aloft rather than ground speed.

845 posted on 09/21/2005 5:57:33 PM PDT by meyer (The DNC prefers advancing the party at the expense of human lives.)
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846 posted on 09/21/2005 5:57:58 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: RunningWolf

Thanks for the info Wolf.

If I am on that flight, I am thinking thoughts of the good variety, hoping to God that the Cap is a former military pilot and thinking of the large triple I will get as soon as I get to the airport bar.

Prayers up for the folks and the crew. God's speed. God's protection.


847 posted on 09/21/2005 5:57:58 PM PDT by alarm rider (Irritating leftists as often as is humanly possible....)
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To: lawdude

You can bet the mayor has his school buses rolling, though.


848 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:01 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: PilloryHillary

Drudge is too busy crusing the Miami Strip.


849 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:03 PM PDT by since1868
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To: Oberon
Now would be a great time for any Christians on the plane to share their faith...

My prayers have been for those on board who haven't come to salvation.

Also, for all on board to experience the peace that passes all understanding.

850 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:06 PM PDT by mombonn (¡Viva Bush/Cheney!)
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To: All
Please, everyone press this real hard, send blessings their way for a safe landing.

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851 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:12 PM PDT by CitizenM ("An excuse is worse than an lie, because an excuse is a lie hidden." Pope John Paul, II)
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To: Baynative

No offense intended - I know you mean for the praying kid pics to be serious - but I have to say they are cracking me up!


852 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:13 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: lawdude

Hee hee, where's Al?


853 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:13 PM PDT by Die_Hard Conservative Lady (Close the borders.....)
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To: Prophet in the wilderness; nicmarlo



Well, it's almost 6:00PM Pacific now.


854 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:25 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Sounds like they are going to come inland shortly for a final approach from the east. East of DTLA.


855 posted on 09/21/2005 5:58:34 PM PDT by Black Tooth (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Baynative

Thanks. A succinct way to describe the difference between a liberal and a conservative to one's apolitical friends.


856 posted on 09/21/2005 5:59:05 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo ("Give a man a fish, make him a Democrat. Teach a man to fish, make him a Republican.")
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To: smonk

Not a freshman. He's a MIT graduate and retired. I was talking to him on the phone while he was driving and gave him wrong info. I told him it was the main landing gear. Once he got home and saw it was the front landing gear he gave it much better chances. Thank goodness, you are right. These folks do have a good chance of survival.


857 posted on 09/21/2005 5:59:24 PM PDT by Lorraine
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To: conservative in nyc


OK. Thanks.


858 posted on 09/21/2005 5:59:30 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: kcar
Yeah, but Drudge missing a story in Los Angelos? He's slowing down.

Isn't he based in Florida? Miami area?

859 posted on 09/21/2005 5:59:35 PM PDT by PilloryHillary
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To: meyer

No, they wont wait till dark. Pilot needs to make this landing near perfect.


860 posted on 09/21/2005 5:59:41 PM PDT by Black Tooth (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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