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Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:56 pm
by GuitarFreak
in case you missed it, a jet blue A320 took off from burbank and there was a malfunction with the landing gear. the nose gear was turned 90 degrees and they had to land at lax. it was the most amazing landing ive ever seen...check cnn for videos.

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:58 pm
by Fly2e

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:14 pm
by beefhole
Talk about location, I saw it right as my CFI and myself were returning to the terminal building after my night x-country today.  It was absolutely unbelievable, what a landing!

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:27 pm
by BFMF
Watched it live on the news. Quite impressive

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:32 am
by C
Watched it live on the news. Quite impressive


That's quite an impressive piece of landing gear! I would have expected it to collapse completely...

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:45 am
by Hagar
Not quite the same but I saw this happen with the prototype Beagle 206. Ironically it was being tested for certification by the CAA chief test pilot. He did an immaculate landing & the nosewheel straightened up as soon as it touched the runway. They must have convinced him that they could fix the problem as he apparently signed it off without testing it all over again.

PS. I don't think they ever fixed that problem as the 206 & Basset suffered from constant noseleg failures. Charlie will bear me out on that. ;)

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:39 am
by C
PS. I don't think they ever fixed that problem as the 206 & Basset suffered from constant noseleg failures. Charlie will bear me out on that. ;)


Yep! :)

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:36 am
by ATI_7500
Only read about it in the newspaper.
Couldn't care less 'though.

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:38 pm
by SideWinder9
yeah. I watched 2 hours of the live coverage on MSNBC.  Great job to the pilots!

Re: Did anyone see that landing?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:10 pm
by Hagar
I haven't seen the vid or watched this on TV. I'm sure the pilots deserve all the credit they get but just remember one thing. It's their necks too & they're the ones up the pointy end. ;)