Flight 345 from Nashville to NYC landed with its nose gear before the main landing gear, causing it to collapse.
NTSB: Evidence from video & other sources consistent with nose gear making contact with runway before main gear of SWA 737.
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NTSB: Evidence from video & other sources consistent with nose gear making contact with runway before main gear of SWA 737.
The landing gear of the Boeing 737 plane penetrated the jet's electronics bay when it collapsed.
After the plane hit the ground, it slid on its nose for almost 2,200 feet before finally coming to a stop.
This took about 19 seconds.
After touchdown at LaGuardia, the Southwest 737-700 came to a stop within approximately 19 seconds.
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After touchdown at LaGuardia, the Southwest 737-700 came to a stop within approximately 19 seconds.
Three passengers and five crew members were injured in the incident. Passengers exited the plane by using chutes.
The NTSB is still determining what type of error caused the hard landing.
Mechanical failure, sudden burst of wind, pilot error. All potential causes for nose first landing of Southwest 345 http://t.co/38pQ4Svzkn
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Mechanical failure, sudden burst of wind, pilot error. All potential causes for nose first landing of Southwest 345 http://t.co/38pQ4Svzkn
The pilots of the plane are expected to be interviewed in the next few days, ABC News reported.
Here, NTSB engineer Chris Babcock prepares the Southwest 345 cockpit voice recorder in NTSB's Washington, DC lab.
