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Southwest NoseGear Collapse July 22 Update


Investigators are still working to determine the problem why the landing gear of Southwest Airlines Flight 345 collapsed while the plane was landing in New York on Monday.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 345 BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, PASSENGERS EVACUTED VIA CHUTES ONTO THE RUNWAY AND WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. 8 PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NEW YORK, NY

Date: 22-JUL-13
Time: 21:45:00Z
Regis#: N753SW/SWA345
Aircraft Make: BOEING
Aircraft Model: 737
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: Unknown
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: NEW YORK
State: New York

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