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British Airways Emergency


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What: British Airways Avro 146 RJ100 passenger jet en route from Amsterdam to London City
Where: London City Airport
When: Feb 13 2009 Friday evening about 8 p.m
Who: 67 passengers and four crew members
Why: On landing, the front wheel collapsed, and as the plane scraped on it’s belly across the tarmac, the cabin filled with smoke. Everyone debarked from the rear of the plane via emergency slide. There were a few emergency slide injuries-

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