NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines plane flying from
Nashville to New York City landed without its nose gear at LaGuardia
airport on Monday but no one was hurt, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) said.
Flight 345, which left Nashville, Tennessee, at 1:55 p.m., reported
possible front landing gear issues as it approached the airport, FAA
spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said in a statement.
"The plane's nose gear collapsed as the aircraft landed on Runway 4
at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2145 p.m. GMT)," Bergen said. "The plane safely came
to a stop and no injuries were reported."
The FAA is investigating the incident. The airline said passengers
had been evacuated from the plane, but it did not say how many people
were onboard.
"Emergency responders at New York's LaGuardia airport are assisting
with an evacuation of flight 345 after the Boeing 737 arrived this
evening from Nashville," Southwest said in a statement, without giving
further details.
Televised images of the plane,
which CNN reported was carrying more than 100 passengers, showed it
surrounded by emergency vehicles
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