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JetBlue with crippled landing gear successfully lands

Wednesday, September 21, 2005



9:18 -- he's trying to land right now...the back wheels are down. Now the front tires are burning up as it slows down and it's coming to a stop safely; the front gear didn't collapse. Good night. That was scary. The passengers are coming off of the plane through the front door normally. (CNN):
A JetBlue airliner with its front landing gear stuck sideways safely landed Wednesday, balancing on its back wheels as it slowed on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport.