Clecofan From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 5 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 4 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 10797 times:
Right now a expert for fox news is saying that the front gear is twisted. and will land at approx 07:30 PST
and that it is a lear jet that started out in Teculma CA in route to Palm Desert, CA
Mexicana757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 2961 posts, RR: 30 Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 10597 times:
It's also being showed on CNN Headline News. But its on a split screen with the Anna Nicole Smith hearing.
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 5 days ago) and read 10406 times:
Here's the thing, the emergency-checklist on some airplanes will actually guide you to retract the gear in that event, and do a gear up landing. They think its better to land it on its belly than to runoff the side of the runway. This lear had the same problem Jetblue had, only less severe.
Umzy From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2007, 23 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 4 months 5 days ago) and read 10358 times:
Quoting Juventus (Reply 12): Here's the thing, the emergency-checklist on some airplanes will actually guide you to retract the gear in that event, and do a gear up landing. They think its better to land it on its belly than to runoff the side of the runway
Yeah, i did see this landing and it was quite like that i.e. The Main landing gears were touched and rolled up for a quite long then a usual time BUT it then touched the Node Gear on Runway (not in side runway , maybe because it was a small jet?) .
Anyways , I'm now thinking what would pilots and on-board passengers were thinking when they were going in circles to waste fuel .
Quoting Juventus (Reply 12): Here's the thing, the emergency-checklist on some airplanes will actually guide you to retract the gear in that event, and do a gear up landing.
Is it possible on some A/C to have only the mains extended when the problem is limited to the nose gear? It seems to me this would be preferable to having a faulty nose gear extended with the mains, or no gear extended at all, especially if it had been a wing mounted bird.
Juventus From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2835 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9891 times:
Quoting SSTsomeday (Reply 16): Is it possible on some A/C to have only the mains extended when the problem is limited to the nose gear?
N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 17, posted (6 years 4 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9824 times:
Quoting Clecofan (Reply 3): Teculma CA in route to Palm Desert, CA
Fly a Lear for a 44nm flight. Wow what a waste.
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KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4 Reply 18, posted (6 years 4 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9804 times:
Quoting N1120A (Reply 18): Fly a Lear for a 44nm flight. Wow what a waste.
It could have been a charter flight re-positioning, a ferry from maintenance, etc...I agee, though, that if it was carrying the person intending to use it, that is quite wasteful over a distance that should be driven.
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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 19, posted (6 years 4 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9765 times:
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 19): It could have been a charter flight re-positioning, a ferry from maintenance
I have a hard time believing that given that it came from LAX the flight previous.
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Glad everything turned out well this morning. Just a follow up to the story, the Lear actually landed at Chino (KCNO) and not ONT as previously reported. The plane circled over the Ontario area to burn off fuel before finally diverting to KCNO. A job well done to the pilot.
ATCme From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 304 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (6 years 4 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 5396 times:
Quoting N1120A (Reply 17):
Fly a Lear for a 44nm flight. Wow what a waste.
Quoting N1120A (Reply 17): distance that should be driven
I agree, it is a waste, but remember, it is California. If the passenger's time was very important then it really isn't that much of a waste, seeing as it could take hours to drive that distance during rush hour.
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N1120A From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25869 posts, RR: 79 Reply 22, posted (6 years 4 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 5197 times:
Quoting ATCme (Reply 22): I agree, it is a waste, but remember, it is California. If the passenger's time was very important then it really isn't that much of a waste, seeing as it could take hours to drive that distance during rush hour.
First, I am from California. Second, the traffic is overrated. Third, at that time of morning, the traffic is non-existant.
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