Wednesday, September 21, 2005

FOXNews.com reports: JetBlue Flight to Attempt 'Soft Landing' After Landing Gear Jams


Get the story here! Behold the nailbiting story!
A JetBlue (search) airliner with landing gear problems circled the Los Angeles area for more than two hours Wednesday as the pilots dumped fuel over the ocean and officials tried to determine how to make an emergency landing.

The pilots discovered the plane's front wheels were turned sideways and stuck as they tried to retract the gear shortly after takeoff.

The back landing gear was also down as the plane circled, but it appeared to be in the correct position. Officials planned to try to land the aircraft, relying on the back wheels, at Los Angeles International Airport (search), which has longer runways than surrounding airports and more emergency equipment.
I'm watching this on Fox even as I'm blogging it. The flight is on approach at the moment. Please keep everyone on the flight in your prayers!

The plane did not have a release system to dump the fuel. They had to circle over the pacific in order to burn fuel. Here it comes!

Update: It's down! It just landed at LAX. Amazing! The front landing gear sparked across the runway. The jet came to a halt safely, however. Looks like everyone will be fine. Thanks be to God!