Wed, Dec 21, 2005
Another One?
A
Bombardier Learjet 45 (file photo of type, right), N417FX,
with nine people onboard made a successful emergency landing at St
Louis's Lambert Field just after 11 am EST Wednesday, after the
plane's nosewheel did not retract fully after takeoff from a nearby
airport.
Video images of the landing showed the nosewheel canted
approximately 10 degrees to the left as the plane flared for
landing, but it appeared to straighten just as the wheel touched
down. The pilot was even able to taxi the aircraft to parking.
The plane had just taken off from nearby Spirit Airport heading
to Moline, IL, according to CNN.
The aircraft's livery and tail number suggest the plane was
flying for fractional ownership program Bombardier FlexJet.
Wednesday's incident is the fourth landing-gear-related problem
since September's infamous incident at LAX involving a JetBlue A320
to be covered by all the cable news channels. Just last night, an emergency landing of a
Midwest Airlines DC-9 at Logan International made the headlines
just after 10 pm EST.
As all of the incidents have required the pilots to orbit over
the airport before attempting to land -- allowing crews to burn
fuel and troubleshoot problems -- local TV affiliates have had
ample opportunity to set up their cameras to capture the
landings.
While not lacking drama, however, even the cable channels may be
tiring of their coverage of these emergencies... that really
aren't, per se.
"This has become the modern version of the freeway chase," said
a CNN anchor covering the Lear landing Wednesday.
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