[von Wrangell]

Apparently the nose-wheel is damaged and they are about to try an emergency landing. Anyone heard anything more?

[von Wrangell]

The nose-wheel has twisted 90° out of angle. Just took off from LA heading for JFK. Dumping fuel over the ocean now.

[ThinkInsane]

This is the first I've heard of it, but I'm t work and don't have a TV anywhere around me. I'll have to commandeer one and check CNN to see what's going on.

[cpt kangarooski]

They're not dumping. Apparently that plane is incapable of it. So they're just circling around burning fuel.

[rozwado1]

What type of plane is it? I thought JetBlue had all brand new jets?

edit: Airbus 320. NM

[ThinkInsane]

From what I've been reading, it's an A320 flown by Jet Blue. Flight 292 if you want to track it. Isn't there a dashboard widget for that?

[rozwado1]

Did they re-route the plane all the way to LAX so they could attempt landing in daylight?

[goMac]

Originally Posted by ThinkInsane

From what I've been reading, it's an A320 flown by Jet Blue. Flight 292 if you want to track it. Isn't there a dashboard widget for that?

Dashboard widget can't find it. Jetblue from LAX too JFK, nothing.

[ThinkInsane]

As far as I know, Jet Blue doesn't fly out of LAX. Check Long Beach (I know they fly in/out of there, as I've flown them from LB). It look slike they were rerouted after take off to Burbank to attempt the landing. Some of the news sites are reporting conflicting info about what's going on. The FAA says they are dumping fuel, but someone above said that's not possible on that model plane. I guess we'll have to just wait and see.

[ThinkInsane]

My bad, Jet Blue flies into both Burbank and Long Beach, so it could be either one of those. Reuters says the flight originated in Burbank.

[paul w]

Enroute, no info.

[Albert Pujols]

Crazy..

[von Wrangell]

It's going to take one more circle before attempting to land. That's the latest I've heard.

[von Wrangell]

A few minutes 'til it lands.

[Captain Obvious]

"We have clearance clarence"

[demograph68]

This is going to be fun.

(Beaten. Damn you Albert!)

[JoshuaZ]

good luck.

[Captain Obvious]

Originally Posted by ThinkInsane

This is the first I've heard of it, but I'm t work and don't have a TV anywhere around me. I'll have to commandeer one and check CNN to see what's going on.

Pssst......

[tooki]

Originally Posted by cpt kangarooski

They're not dumping. Apparently that plane is incapable of it. So they're just circling around burning fuel.

The CNN article says it dumped fuel.

tooki

[rozwado1]

Been airborne since 3.17p - I wonder if they're still handing out peanuts...

[exca1ibur]

Originally Posted by tooki

The CNN article says it dumped fuel.

tooki

Airbus planes can't 'dump' fuel normally so they are actually burning it off. Thats why they have been up there so long. A fuel dump wouldn't have taken this long.

[olePigeon]

Rex Kramer: [talking to Steve McCroskey] Our only hope is to build this man up. We gotta give him all the confidence we can.
[to Striker]
Rex Kramer: Striker, have you ever flown a multi-engine plane before?
Ted Striker: No, never.
Rex Kramer: [com is accidently left on] Sh*t. It's a God damn waste of time. There's no way he can land this plane.

[exca1ibur]

They Did It!!!!!! Sweet!

[rozwado1]

Now that's a landing you can clap for...

[villalobos]

Holy ****. Nice landing!!!!

[- - e r i k - -]

Maybe they could try something like this

Edit: Oh they did it already.

[Captain Obvious]

Originally Posted by exca1ibur

They Did It!!!!!! Sweet!

Oh who are you kidding, people watched this to see it crash just like the car chases. I missed an inning of basesall for nothing..

[Rev-O]

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

Oh who are you kidding, people watched this to see it crash just like the car chases. I missed an inning of basesall for nothing..

Nah, I'm glad they landed it in one piece. Nice landing by the way.

[iLikebeer]

Wow, that was as perfect a landing as you could hope for.
Props to the pilot.
I'd clap for that one.

[OpenStep]

[exca1ibur]

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

Oh who are you kidding, people watched this to see it crash just like the car chases. I missed an inning of basesall for nothing..

Dude. Get real. I'm not about to sit here clapping because 140 people got killed. If you want to thats on you.

[goMac]

Wonderful landing. Watched it live on MSNBC.com. I really thought that front gear would collapse but it didn't. Amazing.

[olePigeon]

Rex Kramer: [talking on the phone to the airport control tower] No, we can't do that, the risk of a flame-out is too great. Keep 'em at 24,000. No, feet.

[budster101]

That pilot has a job for life. Awesome job.

[iMOTOR]

I cant wait to see if anyone clapped!!!

[starman]

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.

[Eug Wanker]

Remarkable:

1) Remarkably smooth landing. Excellent result. Kudos to the crew, and it's great that everyone is safe.

2) Remarkably obnoxious thread posters, considering the emergency.

[exca1ibur]

Good ole. 'Canyon Blue'. I see that plane all the time when I'm at work at Oakland Airport. Usually comes in a few times a week actually.

[ThinkInsane]

Wow, I got to a TV just as it was coming into it's approach. Nice landing. I hope Jet Blue had someone on the tarmac to hand out new undies for all those passangers that soiled theirs

[JoshuaZ]

nice job!

[MrForgetable]

Great landing.

[IceEnclosure]

tight work, can't believe the gear didn't collapse.

[goMac]

According to MSNBC:

Yes, they did clap when the plane landed.

[Bandit240]

Im a pilot our saying goes, "Any landing is a good landing if you walk away from the plane, if you can reuse the plane its a great landing." Thats the motto for my flight school.

[Kenneth]

This is very good news...

[Randman]

Amazing landing. And yes, lots of jerks think it's time to make a funny comment. Losers.

[Buckaroo]

In case no one else mentioned it, it took off from Burbank.

I live within a mile of LAX, but I couldn't get there in time to watch it so I didn't even bother going.

[iMOTOR]

Originally Posted by Buckaroo

In case no one else mentioned it, it took off from Burbank.

I wonder how many folks took that flight so they wouldn't have to deal with LAX.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo

I live within a mile of LAX, but I couldn't get there in time to watch it so I didn't even bother going.

I bet Imperial Ave in El Segundo was busy.

[Severed Hand of Skywalker]

Damn, glad they landed ok. Can you imagine how the passengers were shitting themselves for 3 hours?

[Macpilot]

As usual, the idiotic media hails the landing as "extraordinary". There was nothing about this landing any different from most. As a former airline Captain I can say this.

You touch down on the main gear first, then the nose. Wow. Very standard. In this case, the idea was to hold off the nose but not too long so as not to let is slam into the pavement.

The Captain, not the "pilot", did a job that I would expect him to do. He followed basic procedures for burning off fuel and getting visual inspections of the gear. A clean runway and good weather also helped his chances of making a "perfect" landing.

He was not alone. There is another "pilot". He/She is the First Officer. We will never hear his/her name. There was also the cabin crew. They did everything they were supposed to do, except the part where they yell "Brace" and scare the crap out the passengers.

The only time I had an emergency when I flew it was a gear problem in Detroit and it was uneventful, and people getting off the plane kept clapping and it was quite silly. I don't consider myself a hero or anybody else doing their job.

Glad the JetBlue nose strut held in place. Worst case would have been a partial collapse of the strut and contact with the runway for the lower nose fuselage. Contracy to popular assumptions, this could not have become some horrible scenario (Toronto accident recently) where the plane breaks apart and the whole enchilada catches on fire.