Now THAT Was Some Fancy Driving!
By 250 News
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 06:26 PM
Flames shoot from the landing gear of the jet Blue Flight 292 that made a picture perfect emergency landing at LAX just after 6 p.m. our time.
Jet Blue, an American discount airline, owes one pilot a big pat on the back.
Flight 292 from Burbank to New York, discovered shortly after takeoff that the front wheel was cocked siddeways. The flight was diverted to L.A. X, and flight 292 circled and circled, burning fuel, (it doesn't have the capability to dump fuel) as it prepared for an emergency landing.
Around 6:15 p.m., the flight came in for a landing, and the nose gear remained sideways, the pilot kept the nose up as long as possible, then when the rubber hit the runway, the tires flamed out.... but the nose wheel strut held tight. The airbus came to a slow and safe stop.
All 139 passengers and 6 crew on board, O.K. physically. It is expected some may suffer some post traumatic stress.
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Posted by: Opinion250 News on September 21 2005 9:00 PM
Stay focussed.
I can get this story all over the net. But I can't get local stuff all over the net.
Stay in the 250.
Shawn Petriw