159 24 comments Top Add a Comment sumqwertybob7 4 yr. ago Ngl that could have been 2 minutes shorter 29 HaseebM1 4 yr. ago I suppose it could have, I just wanted to provide the whole commentary. The pilot knew what he was going to do.. Yeaah! Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com. On Wednesday, millions of Americans watched anxiously on live TV as a JetBlue airplane with crippled front wheels landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport. JetBlue Flight 292 was a scheduled flight from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. I never stayed long enough on Fox to get a feel for who was anchoring their coverage. Jump Start cartoonist - who illustrates the life of a black family in Philadelphia - turns on former friend Scott Adams after the Dilbert creator's racist rant and launches a 'black Sharpie revolt' [11], Emergency services and fire engines were standing by on the LAX ramp ahead of the landing. Accuracy and availability may vary. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Best coffee city in the world? I arrived at Imperial Hill to find literally thousands of people lining the hill and standing on cars and trucks. Its going to make for good video. No one was injured. The passing hours had transformed them into bullet points. Pilots really do deserve your trust. Yet it seemed a fitting coda to an ordeal that was amplified to the nth power because so many of us had, now famously, watched it on television. A JetBlue Cabinet would have more women and gays. Captain Burke sounds like he'd rather crash than be interviewed by Diane Sawyer the day after a disaster. Stop. Its going to make for good stories for the families, needless to say. Example video title will go here for this video, Love Them First: Lessons from Lucy Laney Elementary. PHOTO: LAX September 21, 2005. Very tense. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), My Chinese Internet Eyeglasses Have Arrived. Yes, it ended wonderfully (as John Wiley predicted). Text crawls at the bottom of the screen talked about dumping fuel, though this Airbus isnt equipped to do that. They were mostly pilots, though MSNBC also found Robert Hager (Bob, youre out of retirement for a few minutes) and Tom Costello. Maybe they were, but the TVs on each seatback were still operating. The US flight captain who suffered an apparent mental breakdown during a domestic flight has been charged with interfering with cabin crew. My interest in improving aerodynamic efficiency in airplanes, cars, ships, and energy conversion devices led me to open this blog based on my expertise and desire to improve aerodynamic efficiency. JetBlue Flight 292 was a scheduled flight from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Catharsis via mass talk therapy had become simple exhaustion. JetBlue Airways pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) First Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) ratified; DOS 08/01/18; 4-year agreement. He was not charged with any local violations, but the incident was reported to federal authorities, the police report said. But I think, basically, whats going to happen is, these guys are going to touch down. TV reporters had. As JetBlue did not operate from LAX at the time, the aircraft was towed to a Continental Airlines hangar at LAX for evaluation. I bought a Nikon D50 with a 18-55mm lens and also a Tokina AF80-400mm F4.5-5.6 telephoto lens. Following the incident, the aircraft was repaired and returned to service still bearing the name "Canyon Blue." NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. A malfunctioning landing gear is almost certainly the source of an airliner landing on its back several times a year. But that wouldnt have made for fun television, now would it?) The estimated additional pay is $20,410 per year. Winston-Salem man to compete in Jeopardy! Tag: Scott Burke I Want Him To Be My Pilot Here's the entire story from AP: A JetBlue airliner with its front landing gear stuck sideways safely landed Wednesday, balancing on its back wheels as it slowed on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. It never did. It was done perfectly. Many years later in early 2015 Joe discovered an article online about virtual airlines. At the time I attributed the heat to anxiety, and the discontinuation of the pressurized air-conditioning. There, as if at a particularly festive wedding, we were greeted by a receiving line consisting of JetBlue executives wearing shiny blue ties, L.A. Chief of Police Bill Bratton (remember him?) Renewed confidence will come via the real thing, such as Captain Chesley Sullenbergers Miracle on the Hudson, or Frontier Airlines Captain Gerhard Bradners ordering pizza for 157 passengers when facing a lengthy departure delay due to weather, or JetBlue Captain Scott Burkes landing at LAX with a cocked nose gear. When it comes to anxiety, the fewer the better. [16] Messier-Dowty, which manufactures nose gear assemblies for the A320, stated in an NTSB report in 2004 that part of the gear had been redesigned to prevent future problems, but at the time the redesign was awaiting approval. Although foam trucks were available, they were not used. The crash of an airline you first heard of when it crashed doesnt belong in your folder. In fact--and I know this is a long shot--but I propose an all red, white and JetBlue administration. I have no idea, and have been unable to find out. I am not certain if an airline has ever had a fatal accident, but it is comforting to know that JetBlue Airways is one of the most cautious airlines in the industry. It arrived in Florida at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the site. Show more 77K views 79K views 49K views 6.9K views 11K. He kept the plane on its rear tires as long as he could before he brought [the nose gear down]".[9]. The plane made a safe emergency landing back at Fort Lauderdale airport and all passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Then came sparks. Kind of like when the Yankees win the pennant, except better, because no one was rooting for another team. I thought the flight attendants were preparing the cabin and passengers for a crash landing. All rights reserved. He did a superlative job, Schiff said. Imagine your public at your back watching your every move on high-def. We were shepherded into big shuttle buses with big glass doors, where we sat making call after happy call on our cell phones or just staring stupidly into spacehappy farm animalsas we were driven to the terminal. JetBlue pilots inspire teamwork and take pride in making values-based decisions in the air and on the ground. The JetBlue pilot whose midair freakout in 2012 diverted a Las Vegas-bound jet and gave 135 passengers the fright of their lives is pointing the blame at the airline for allowing him to fly . I consented to this unholy hour partly because the studio where ABC tapes remotes is on Prospect Avenue, about half a mile down the hill from our house in Los Feliz. Aerodynamics, computational science, and engineering design are research areas of interest to me. The next time I fly, if I cant have John Wiley, give Captain Scott Burke, that guy from JetBlue. With all due respect to a fear that was very real, I do feel there was an element of melodrama to many of the just in case farewell messages that some of my fellow passengers managed to record and dispatch to loved ones in the moments before our dramatic descent. The NTSB reported that Airbus had since upgraded the system to take care of the problem.[15]. Simply visit our Web site, npr.org, and click on `NPR podcasts.'. Now that guy could really be president. At JetBlue, an Airbus A320 captain with 12 years seniority earns $283 hourly. A JetBlue pilot was "removed from his duties" at Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Wednesday morning after he was found to have a blood alcohol level "twice the legal limit," according. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. On September 21, 2005, Captain Scott Burke executed an emergency landing in the Airbus A320-200 at Los Angeles International Airport after the nose gear jammed in an abnormal position. To avoid unnecessarily anxiety, reduce the amount of stress hormone released when you think of flying. ¹ God bless the Internet. As we passengers joyously disembarked from JetBlue Flight 292 on the evening of Sept. 21, 2005, one of Los Angeles gorgeous toxic sunsets was illuminating the kindly, ruddy, handsome faces of the suddenly superfluous but very welcome emergency personnel gathered on the tarmac. The following are some of the most significant occurrences involving the airlines operations. Judy, Judy, Judy! Save all the clicking and never miss a thing. A small courtesy font was in the upper corner of the screen. As we glided toward earth, pilot Burke said, Flight attendants, prepare for arrival, which set off a fresh round of hollow laughter in the cabin. They didnt shoo people to the back of the plane, as has been reportedit was a pretty full flightbut they did do some reshuffling of endo- and ectomorphs, and they passed the heavier bags to the aft overhead compartments, tossing them relay-style. The estimated base pay is $118,647 per year. Both channels found experts to talk with. PCC USA Jobs. Wife of popular Wild 94.9 radio host JV says new information suggests he will not be coming back, Bay Area federal judge orders extradition of woman suspected of killing MSU student in hit-and-run, Santa Rosa high school student stabbed to death in classroom, Harry, Meghan asked to vacate Frogmore, their UK home. Is the vulgar anti-Tesla sign on my neighbors truck illegal? Now that this has happened, how can any pilot be trusted? Capt. You're a man who gets the job done. Somehow, even as speed began to burn off, he held the nose up. Passengers said Burke and the crew kept calm through it all. Obviously, it is an abnormal. Learn more about becoming a JetBlue pilot through our Pilot Gateway Programs. Do we have somebody here who is media savvy? the pilot radioed while the plane was still in flight. B. received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University. Amidst catastrophe, fear and hopelessness, we seek someone who has calculated every outcome and, with skill, vision and wisdom, executes a plan with the trust of the people behind him. The plane in tonights incident, N536JB, had 3 pages of photos on the web before it became famous! I was looking at a JetBlue A320¹ filling the entire frame. Joe's flight simulation began back when he was a child. I expected, any second, to see the plane burst into flames. It wont require a public-relations campaign. As he walked away, a couple of remote synapses clicked in my addled brain. Year 15: $183,000. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? [14], The NTSB report says that worn-out seals were to blame for the malfunction, and that the BSCU system contributed to the problem. Three Bay Area men, including justice reform activist, plead guilty in Norteo RICO murder case, Californias hardest to book campground isnt in a famous park. Mr. Mike Barger, VP Flight Operations Captain Paul Hocking, Pilot Recruitment: Currently Hiring? T hough it has happened only. Right as I got there the plane was touching down at the other end of the runway. Bergholz said he imagined the pilot and co-pilot might have felt a twinge of apprehension as the plane came to a stop about 1,000 feet from the end of a 10,000-foot runway. And how right she was. For those who have never flown JetBlue (and you really should): One of the companys major selling points is the small televisions on the back of each passengers seat, which offer a selection of free channels via DirecTV satellite. I'm Brian Unger. That's an audio file that's delivered to your computer or MP3 audio player. Drug-detecting body scanner catches contraband in Davidson County, Heavy rain Thursday morning, then severe t-storm concern Friday PM, Extreme weekend weather causing power and pipe problems. A recording by a KCAL-TV Channel 9 cameraman of the pilots radio conversation with a ground crew member reveals a calm man who even had time to joke about his predicament. The aircraft was carrying 150 passengers and 6 crew members. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital I want to see the man that lifted our spirits and that nose wheel until the very last minute. The flight attendants, meanwhile, were busy being everything that you could possibly want from flight attendants. A former JetBlue Airways Corp. pilot whose midflight breakdown three years ago forced an emergency landing of the plane he was co-piloting sued the airline for more than $14 million on Friday. Did you try to call anybody? That compares to about $330 at Delta, $310 at United, $278 at American and $306 under the Alaska contract.. The first officer, Scott Burke, took over the controls and initiated a diversion to Amarillo International Airport in Texas. Earlier incidents included another JetBlue flight bound for New York City, a United Airlines flight into Chicago, and an America West flight into Columbus, Ohio. Is this the moment to admit that I had never really realized before that planes have nose gear? But our own slightly askew correspondent Brian Unger says he's found the perfect candidate Capt. B. Taylor's Phone Number and Email Last Update. Our pilots share a passion for safety, customer service and caring for their crews. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. It felt more treacherous than the flight. The nose gear generated sparks and flames when it touched down, but the plane was otherwise undamaged. Hail to the chief! The 46-year-old pilot landed the plane in Los Angeles on September 21 without harming any of. Schiff said he had thought the Airbus A320 plane and the passengers would be fine, but was sure the wheel would collapse, causing the nose of the plane to come down. Because guess what? She then sardonically pantomimed the many microphones that would be thrust in our faces when it was all over. Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link. [18], Similarly, on March 29, 2022, LATAM Flight 4292 was a scheduled flight from Medelln to Cartagena which was operated by another Airbus A320-214. I was at my desk when I first caught sight of something out of the ordinary. There are at least three numbered events in which no one of the deceased passengers was a stowaway, hijacker, or saboteur. The airline is classless, so forget about lifetime upgrades, but at a certain point I felt that I could demand just about anythingmassages, male escorts, a lifetime supply of Terra Blues potato chipsand it would be mine. Friends baffled by JetBlue pilot's meltdown. While some incidents were traced to faulty maintenance and denied as a design flaw by Airbus Industries, the manufacturer had issued maintenance advisories to A320 owners which were later mandated as Airworthiness Directives by American and French aviation authorities. At 2:45 a.m., the over-solicitous bookers sent a stretch limothe kind they use at proms, with shaded windows and fake stars dotted on the ceiling. I have complained about these TVs before, mostly because of the ambient noise that emanates from the cheap plastic headphones they distribute; there is nothing like trying to sleep to the tinny sounds of your seatmate enjoying VH1s Metal Mania. The announcements from the cockpit were warm, yet crisp and businesslike. Roles are available at BOS (Boston), FLL (Fort Lauderdale), JFK (New York), LAX(Los Angeles) and MCO (Orlando). Scott Burke, who. The first officer, Scott Burke, took over the controls and initiated a diversion to Amarillo International Airport in Texas. Contact. And with that, he began his descent to LAX. How cool is that! The flight route designation for JetBlue's flights from Burbank to New York was changed from 292 to 358 (the other direction became 359). Former TSA Head: 'We Should Take the Germanwings Tragedy as a Warning'. Raleigh, NC -- A pilot whose successful landing of a JetBlue plane with broken landing gear was shown live on television has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is one of the highest awards presented by a North Carolina governor. A pilot was pulled off a flight scheduled to travel from Buffalo, New York, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Wednesday after a breathalyzer test showed that he was legally drunk. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Today, this tragedy is still remembered as one of the most devastating airline crashes in history. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The pilot of JetBlue Flight 292 had delivered what experts said was a "perfect" touchdown of a crippled aircraft. Little is known about Captain Burke; JetBlue declined to provide information about their heroic pilot. According to preliminary results, he had a blood alcohol content four times the legal limit for pilots. [4] Expert opinion expressed was that, despite the drama and live worldwide coverage, there was little real danger to the passengers or crew of Flight 292. "I just recently purchased my first DSLR camera. Presidential hopefuls have begun lining up for their 2008 election bids. But our own slightly askew correspondent Brian Unger says he's found the perfect candidate Capt. Magazines, Digital And, in fact, what John Wiley said did come true. Times staff writer Hector Becerra contributed to this report. A crazed ex-airline captain sued the airline for nearly $15 million, saying they let him pilot a Las Vegas-bound flight despite . I was far from being able to joke, but I did remark to one of my row mates, a handsome, clean-cut man with a wife and two young daughters waiting for him at home, that at least if I perished in a fiery inferno, there would be the satisfaction of knowing that I had conclusively won an ongoing argument with my husband about whether a fear of flying is justified. The plane flew in circles for three hours to burn off fuel, then landed safely by balancing on its back wheels as it rolled down the center of the runway. Geoff Fox. The shots were close enough to clearly see the recalcitrant landing gear. Options for another 60 A220-300. It was found that the nosewheel was rotated ninety degrees to the left, perpendicular to the direction of the fuselage. Though not as bad as you might think: I tallied no screams nor frenzied clicking of rosary beads. He . That's a guy who should be president. It will make for a great story. 11/21/2022 11:25 PM. Some of the info was confusing. While the passengers watched the emergency unfold on news coverage on a television inside the plane, the Captain was busy finalizing his plan for the emergency landing. Emotionally, though, the unspeakable has happened. Surely, someone with these qualities would make a good president. The coolest head was pilot John Wiley, on the phone, on CNN. The pilots flew the aircraft, which can carry up to 46,860 pounds (21,260kg) of aviation fuel, in a figure eight pattern between Bob Hope Airport in Burbank and LAX for more than two hours in order to burn fuel and lower the risk of fire upon landing. If this guy isnt right stuff material, who is? True, thanks to that dreadful day, the television image of a plane circling low in a bright blue sky is now enough to make any of us suck in our breath. Enter your email address and receive new posts as they go live. The aircraft, which was built in 2002,[4] bore the tail number N536JB[5] and the name Canyon Blue. MSNBCs coverage featured Alison Stewart. -###- CONTACT: ALPA Media, 703-481-4440 or Media@alpa.org Donate Today! They then flew low over Long Beach Municipal Airport in Long Beach (the location of a JetBlue hub) to allow officials in the airport's control tower to assess the damage to its landing gear before attempting a landing. "The entire drive to LAX (through rush hour traffic) I was listening to my airport scanner to see if anything changed. The core representatives of JetBlue are Marc Esposito, Scott Snow, Angela Corridan, Wally Trolan and Rich Carter. This simple measure would have made the Germanwings tragedy impossible. The media reported that this was at least the seventh occurrence of an Airbus A320 series aircraft touching down with the landing gear locked ninety degrees out of position, and one of at least sixty-seven "nose wheel failures" on A319, A320 and A321 aircraft worldwide since 1989. JetBlue flight 191 pilot Clayton Osbon had to be restrained after screaming about threats linked to Iran and Afghanistan. That landing was scary, surebut even scarier was how quickly I transmogrified into a total media whore. Burke circled past the Long Beach Airport's control tower, where flight controllers saw that the nose wheel on Flight 292 hadn't retracted and was twisted out of alignment. 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