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Cargo plane for UPS crash lands at Louisville International Airport
A small cargo plane carrying packages for United Parcel Service made a crash landing at the Louisville Airport early Tuesday morning when it had a mechanical failure. The Shorts 360 aircraft, which was delivering packages for UPS, had two pilots on board when it crashed on runway 17L. Neither of the pilots were injured, according to UPS spokesman Jim Mayer. (www.courier-journal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Another article about aviation that needs to be taken with a grain of salt due to sensationalism. Editors should know better, but...
The event was so insignificant. Listen to the tape on LiveATC. Neither the tower or pilots reported a crash. The tower didn't know about the collapsed nose wheel and thought the plane was merely disabled and couldn't taxi off the runway. The biggest problem was 17L was closed and UPS had only one runway available during a peak time.
This is not journalism, this is sensationalism. There was no crash landing, it was a nose gear collapse upon landing. And if the UPS spokesperson actually claimed it was a crash landing, that person needs to learn more about aviation or get another position.
They must had “short” themselves when the nose gear gave out
The aircraft disintegrated on impact. NO, WAIT - - - The nose gear collapsed with minor damage.
Same thing isn't it?
Man, I sure do miss real reporting and journalism!
Same thing isn't it?
Man, I sure do miss real reporting and journalism!
Well it was the disintegration of the nose gear.... so...... a bit too much dramatization