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Graybeard

(6,996 posts) Mon Jul 22, 2013, 06:18 PM Jul 2013

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737 incident closes LaGuardia.

Just coming in on local news: 737 can be seen with nose on tarmac and tail section sticking up. Looks like front landing gear may have failed.

Escape chutes have been deployed.

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737 incident closes LaGuardia. (Original Post) Graybeard Jul 2013 OP

Southwest Airlines. No injuries reported. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #1

Southwest Plane Loses Wheels at LaGuardia Airport in New York: Twitter Users (+Photo) Ptah Jul 2013 #2

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,704 posts)

1. Southwest Airlines. No injuries reported.

Reply to Graybeard (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 06:20 PM

Jul 2013

Looks like nose gear collapsed. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/laguardia-southwest-airlines-plane-landing-gear-216501331.html

Ptah

(33,030 posts)

2. Southwest Plane Loses Wheels at LaGuardia Airport in New York: Twitter Users (+Photo)

Reply to Graybeard (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 06:20 PM

Jul 2013

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/196412-southwest-plane-loses-wheels-at-laguardia-airport-in-new-york-photo/

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