JetBlue emergency landing (merged)

[ultrarunner]

So, have they found the mechanic that has the torque-link pin in his back pocket yet!

 

[English]

25L is open.

 

[jaxpilot]

One of the guys that Fox interviewed said "these guys have the best training, they are airline pilots not general aviation pilots".... some people think all GA is some old guy flying around in a Cub, I wanted to strangle the dude.

 

[FL000]

Here's a great quote from AP:

Crippled Jet Lands Safely at L.A. Airport
Sep 21 9:24 PM US/Eastern


LOS ANGELES


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.

 

[jaxpilot]

and also they made it seem like touching down with the mains first was unusual. According to them, 3 point landings are normal. Gotta love the knowledgeable media.

 

[TonyC]

Any plane with brakes can do differential steering.

Not true. MD-11 is a case in point.




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[VNugget]

Why didn't they use spoilers?

 

[SiuDude]

Why didn't they use spoilers?

Less elevator authority. A little extra lift was a good thing.

 

[Grumman guy]

Muy Bueno gentlmen!!!

 

[TDTURBO]

The pilots did a great job, maybe too great. I bet they change the SOP for that emergency to include, stay off centerline.


Notice in the video that every time the metal hit the magnesium based paint, it lit up like a blow torch, then went out over the asphalt. Keeping it off the paint, or changing to a different based paint might be discussed after today.