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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

Idiot lady on CNN said the pilot was going to land when he thought it was safe.


961 posted on 09/21/2005 6:12:52 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Mary Landrieu, just another "New Orleans Lady")
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To: Black Tooth

Thanks for the update

Msnbc confirming


962 posted on 09/21/2005 6:12:57 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Black Tooth

So much for a landing in 10 minutes! Been quite a bit longer. Making me a nervous wreck!


963 posted on 09/21/2005 6:12:58 PM PDT by ladyinred (It is all my fault okay?)
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To: Black Tooth

ATC told to decend to 3000 feet.


964 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:09 PM PDT by Black Tooth (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Windsong

965 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:16 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: ladyinred

I just opened some Merlot.


966 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:24 PM PDT by bonfire (dwindler)
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To: gov_bean_ counter


Runways are not shut yet --- landing attempt still a while away.... as per MSNBC.


967 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:38 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: nicmarlo; onyx

I like those emergency areas too. Guest on Foxnews pointing out how pilots train for hours and hours every year to deal with emergencies just like this.


968 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:42 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Judge Roberts will soon be Chief Justice Roberts. The RATS lose again.)
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To: smonk

It's a known fact,Bush hates all nose gears!


969 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:49 PM PDT by Boazo (From the mind of BOAZO)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

"Idiot lady on CNN said the pilot was going to land when he thought it was safe."

This might when the Shep Award for misspeaking.


970 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:51 PM PDT by sullivan-fan
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To: onyx
---Claustrophobia -- I try to sit in one of the emergency rows when husband won't let me fly inn 1st.---

YOU'RE A CHICK?!?!? kidding. personally, I try to sit as close as possible to the refreshments. sober is no way to fly.

971 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:53 PM PDT by smonk
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To: GoldCountryRedneck

At least it isn't Mayor Nagin.


972 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:53 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: ladyinred

Ive been offline for a while has it landed yet?


973 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:53 PM PDT by HHKrepublican
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To: ladyinred

3-4 minutes out..........


974 posted on 09/21/2005 6:13:54 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: smonk

Stupid ass question time from Alan Colmbs on Fox and other networks. God, our media is soo stupid when it comes to statements and questions.


975 posted on 09/21/2005 6:14:00 PM PDT by AGreatPer
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To: BurbankKarl

They need all those brass to handle an incident?


976 posted on 09/21/2005 6:14:02 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: bonfire


YOU DID?


977 posted on 09/21/2005 6:14:04 PM PDT by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: onyx

about 180 mph, he's about 7 minutes out, now on final approach.


978 posted on 09/21/2005 6:14:12 PM PDT by Black Tooth (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: ladyinred
So much for a landing in 10 minutes! Been quite a bit longer. Making me a nervous wreck!

I can't imagine what the passengers are feeling

979 posted on 09/21/2005 6:14:43 PM PDT by Pa' fuera (I support family reunification.......through deportation)
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To: Black Tooth
No, they wont wait till dark. Pilot needs to make this landing near perfect.

He's either got to do it soon, or wait till the sun goes down, since the glare will be a problem if he's pointed at it. I don't know if the runway is straight into the sun or off at an angle - I'm only going from the speculations I've heard from others on the thread.

980 posted on 09/21/2005 6:14:50 PM PDT by meyer (The DNC prefers advancing the party at the expense of human lives.)
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