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Air Traffic Monitoring => Listener Forum => Topic started by: Biff on March 29, 2007, 04:09:13 PM

Title: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: Biff on March 29, 2007, 04:09:13 PM
There's an airliner (callsign Allegiance 758) burning holes in the sky trying to get his gear down right now (4:09pm EDT).

Listen link in my sig.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: mosko5sw on March 29, 2007, 04:12:47 PM
listening in. this should be interesting.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: Biff on March 29, 2007, 04:15:26 PM
4:15 - Landing with a red light on the nose gear.  They just cleared the airspace.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: mosko5sw on March 29, 2007, 04:16:57 PM
yes. and this VFR pilot is getting aggravated.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: Biff on March 29, 2007, 04:20:47 PM
Wow, yea, that was a bit much.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: mosko5sw on March 29, 2007, 04:21:33 PM
im getting dead air for about 5 minutes now, any news on the emerg?
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: Biff on March 29, 2007, 04:25:46 PM
I'm checking local web sites.  He must be on the ground now.   No idea what condition.
Sounds like they closed the airport for at least 30 more mins.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: Biff on March 29, 2007, 04:33:28 PM
Just heard they landed safely.  The airport is still closed so I'm guessing they're trying to secure his gear before taxiing him.

Other heavies are starting to consider diverting if they don't open back up soon.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: athaker on March 29, 2007, 04:46:13 PM
someone get the clip of this posted...sounds good
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: mosko5sw on March 29, 2007, 04:47:00 PM
lots of dead air in this one. but it was alright especially the old VFR pilot complaining.
Title: Re: Airliner with gear problems
Post by: Biff on March 29, 2007, 04:54:22 PM
Ok, turns out he did land with no nose gear.  No injuries reported thankfully.

Here's the first story with pics I can find:

 http://www.wftv.com/news/11441343/detail.html