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.

[gov_bean_ counter]

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

[mylife]

Thanks for the update

Msnbc confirming

[ladyinred]

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

[Black Tooth]

ATC told to decend to 3000 feet.

[al baby]

[bonfire]

I just opened some Merlot.

[onyx]

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

[prairiebreeze]

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.

[Boazo]

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

[sullivan-fan]

"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.

[smonk]

---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.

[GovernmentShrinker]

At least it isn't Mayor Nagin.

[HHKrepublican]

Ive been offline for a while has it landed yet?

[hole_n_one]

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

[AGreatPer]

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.

[Larry Lucido]

They need all those brass to handle an incident?

[onyx]

YOU DID?

[Black Tooth]

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

[Pa' fuera]

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

[meyer]

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.