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US Airways suffers collapsed nose-gear on takeoff from KPHL
A US Airways jet crashed when a tire blew out during takeoff at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday evening, but no injuries were initially reported, a company official said. "Plane just crashed. But we are ok," one apparent passenger, Dennis Fee, posted on Facebook, followed by a photo of passengers fleeing a US Airways jet that appeared intact but whose nose was in contact with the ground. Flight 1702 was taking off en route to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., when a tire blew… (abcnews.go.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Good lord... the number of people carrying their bags is horrifying.
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Wow! Seriously? You want smoke/fire to call it real emergency? Where is common sense in this? Having lost nose wheel just as you are lifting off, isn't a real emergency? I consider them lucky that pilot aborted successfully and came to a safe stop. You don't need to worry about your bags at this point, just get the hell out of the plane. Bags can be replaced, lives can't.
U didn't see all that smoke???
You clearly have no idea that every evacuation process is the same. EVERY evacuation is an emergency. You are directed to "LEAVE EVERYTHING AND GET OUT!" I think these flight attendants did a great job.
In the engine... If a fuel valve did not close, it could have been a big explosion... Where there is smoke there is fire... Seems like you are the stupid one.