AA retracted nose gear landing at O'Hare

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E-MAIL STORY
Plane Makes Safe Emergency Landing in Ill.Tuesday, June 20, 2006
CHICAGO — An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing Tuesday morning at O'Hare International Airport after reporting difficulties with its front landing gear, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Flight 1740, traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, landed safely and there were no immediate reports of injuries. The jet landed on its rear wheels and coasted before its nose touched down, sending up sparks.
The plane carried 136 passengers and crew, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation. The FAA said it was investigating.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

 

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136 people in an MD-80 from LAX to ORD. The pax probably didn't care if they got out through a giant hole in the fuselage after the crash - just as long as they could get out!

 

[FN FAL]

Where's all the cheerleaders? Jeeze, you'd think the Jet Blue guys were going to get a medal from the president when they landed that one out west.

 

[Spectre]

Where's all the cheerleaders? Jeeze, you'd think the Jet Blue guys were going to get a medal from the president when they landed that one out west.

...American didn't have TV's on their old MD-80s, so I guess they won't make the evening news either...and definitely not Saturday Night Live!

 

[Ty Webb]

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What a way to wrap up a redeye . . . . . Nice job, guys.:beer:





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[Metro752]

Great landing!

 

[FN FAL]

Great landing!

Any landing you can waltz away from...

 

[ils2minimums]

AOL Link

This is from AOL. It may not work...Jet Lands Safely Without Nose Gear

The video is also on CBSnews.com

 

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very nice

yet another example of our profession in action.. great job

 

[Hagar17]

Nice!!!

yet another example of our profession in action.. great job

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Speaking of nice, nice BOMBS!!

Hag