SWA flight has nose gear collapse at KLGA

[mr.bean]

The nose gear of a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed on landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday, leaving the jet sitting at a deep forward tilt on the tarmac and forcing the airport’s closure.

The Dallas-based airline did not immediately respond to phone calls or emails about possible injuries. On its Facebook page, it confirmed that emergency responders at the airport were “assisting with an evacuation” of Flight 345, which had been scheduled to arrive from Nashville. more here: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nati ... 4223.story

[Victory103]

What's up with the 737's lately:

http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013 ... sengers-ok

[mr.bean]

Washington (CNN) -- The Southwest Airlines jet that skidded down a LaGuardia airport runway on its nose on Monday touched down on its front wheels first, which then collapsed, according to federal accident investigators.

The unusual landing, in which investigators said the plane's nose pitched down seconds before touchdown, is the surest clue yet to explain the accident involving the Boeing 737 that injured several people.

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday that video and other sources provide evidence that the nose gear contacted the tarmac before the main wheels.

Under a normal landing in a big jet, the main landing gear under each wing would touch the runway first and simultaneously -- absorbing the main stress of landing -- and the nose gear then lowered gradually as the plane decelerates down the runway.

That model jet is expected to cross the runway threshold at about 140 knots or 161 mph, according to Boeing figures. more here: http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/25/travel/so ... torysearch