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Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says
Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin to crack and eventually break causing the left landing gear to ...
Delta flight could not lower landing gear because of broken support piece, NTSB finds
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 landed on its belly up after a crack in a part of the supports for the nose landing gear kept it ...
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How did every passenger walk out of a fiery Delta plane crash in Toronto?
ABC News spoke with aviation experts who pointed to three key elements that begin to explain how the passengers survived the crash: the plane's landing gear, its wing and its fuselage. Passengers ...
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Private plane crash that killed a pilot could be tied to known landing gear issue, NTSB report says
PHOENIX — Prior damage to the landing gear on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash earlier this month, according to a preliminary report ...
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'We're going to be just fine, kiddo': Veteran aviator helps young pilot after landing gear fails
A young pilot in Michigan found herself in a frightening situation after realizing she had to make an emergency landing without part of her landing gear. Taylor Hash, 21, took off in Pontiac on ...
NTSB: Alaska Airlines landing gear collapse caused by 'excessive grinding'
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that 'excessive grinding' during maintenance work is what caused an ...