Skw CRJ Landing incident LAX, plus airport ARFF info

[PositionAndHold]

Looks like the left main collapsed or didn't extend.

http://ktla.com/2015/05/11/plane-with-landing-gear-trouble-makes-emergency-landing-at-lax/

 

[Murdoughnut]

Out of curiosity, why in 2015 is there not a manual process such as a mechanical crank or some sort of pressure dump that ensures that a gear can always be lowered? I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, so throw it at me.

 

[derg]

Out of curiosity, why in 2015 is there not a manual process such as a mechanical crank or some sort of pressure dump that ensures that a gear can always be lowered? I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, so throw it at me.

There is. But anything electro- or hydro-mechanical is still… mechanical.

 

[jskibo]

Braking action excellent!

 

[gotWXdagain]

Well there's your problem!

 

[Screaming_Emu]

View attachment 31418 Looks like the left main collapsed or didn't extend.

It's a good thing they had a plane full of firefighters.

 

[JordanD]

It's a good thing they had a plane full of firefighters.

Gulley's dream flight.

 

[tbstanto]

It's a good thing they had a plane full of firefighters.

Patiently waiting for the selfie's to start appearing...

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Fake picture.

It didn't happen unless there are passenger selfies during the evac...

 

[deadstick]

They'll find that a contributing factor was the pilot's inability to maintain the runway centerline.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Well there's your problem!

it'll buff out.

 

[tbstanto]

Why not just divert to Mojave? Only an hour's bus ride for the passengers, and saves the trucking fees to the desert for the airplane.

 

[Bernoulli Fan]

Why not just divert to Mojave? Only an hour's bus ride for the passengers, and saves the trucking fees to the desert for the airplane.

One hour from Mojave to LAX on a Monday morning? That bus better have wings.

 

[tbstanto]

One hour from Mojave to LAX on a Monday morning? That bus better have wings.

Very true. Last time I made the drive was on a Sunday afternoon.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Why not just divert to Mojave? Only an hour's bus ride for the passengers, and saves the trucking fees to the desert for the airplane.

We don't have the Brasilia anymore, for purposes of fetching passengers from broke-ass CRJs.

 

[Itchy]

Wouldn't that make an awesome camp for someone?

 

[A Life Aloft]

The ARFF department at LAX is pretty cool. They have 7 trucks, I believe. There are also two other FD's adjacent to the airport which are available to the airport if needed. They got a new much larger building west of the Bradley and in between the North and South runways, a couple of years back. Their response time goal is 3 minutes or less to an incident.

The old days

to this

 

[derg]

That's why we don't try to raise the flaps during the landing rollout. Sometimes you grab the wrong handle.

Too soon?

(The above was an attempt at humor. I have no clue what transpired)

 

[Runincolorado]

Nicely done landing, and who needs slides when you have an air stair?

 

[jskibo]

It's a good thing they had a plane full of firefighters.

Those are strippers. Ordered by the airline to sooth the Pax post landing.