Photos: Landing gear collapses on Southwest Airlines plane upon arrival at LaGuardia
July 22, 2013
A southwest airlines plane rests on the tarmac after what officials say was a nose gear collapse during a landing at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, July 22, 2013, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( NYC Nose Gear Collapse )
A Southwest Airlines plane sits on the tarmac as passengers disembark at LaGuardia airport in New York, July 22, 2013. The 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 said. REUTERS/@mattjfriedman and Frank Ferramosca/Handout via Reuters ( USA-PLANE/NEWYORK )
Southwest Airlines Flight 345 remains on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. The flight, which originated in Nashville, landed at 5:45 p.m. and was carrying 149 passengers and crew. A reported 10 people were injured. (Photo by Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 174256363 )
Ron Levin and his daughters Cheyenne Levin, 11, and Taylor Levin (not pictured), 15, all from Fort Lauderdale, prepare to sleep in a terminal after their connecting flight through Chicago was cancelled on their way home after Southwest Airlines Flight 345's landing gear collapsed shortly after landing on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 174256371 )
A Southwest Airlines plane whose nose gear collapsed as it touched down on the runway is surrounded by emergency vehicles at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Monday, July 22, 2013. The plane was carrying 149 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Jared Rosenstein) ( NYC Nose Gear Collapse )
Thomas Bosco, general manager at LaGuardia Airport, speaks to the media after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at the airport in New York July 22, 2013. Several people were injured when the Southwest Airlines Flight 345 with 150 people on board landed at LaGuardia Airport without its nose gear, officials said. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri ( USA-PLANE/NEWYORK )
Thomas Bosco, general manager of LaGuardia airport, speaks during a news conference after the nose gear on a Southwest Airlines plane collapsed during a landing, Monday, July 22, 2013, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( NYC Nose Gear Collapse )
Baggage handlers are seen standing behind a screen that displays information on cancelled flights, after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at LaGuardia airport in New York July 22, 2013. Several people were injured when the Southwest Airlines Flight 345 with 150 people on board landed at LaGuardia Airport without its nose gear, officials said. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri ( USA-PLANE/NEWYORK )
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (L), and Paola Bordon, both from Chicago, look at photos of themselves as they pass time following the learning that their flight home was cancelled after Southwest Airlines Flight 345's landing gear collapsed shortly after landing on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. The flight, which originated in Nashville, landed at 5:45 p.m. and was carrying 149 passengers and crew. A reported 10 people were injured. (Photo by Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 174256376 )
Stranded passenger Danny Nguyen and his dog Lucky wait as they spend the night on the floor of LaGuardia airport after his flight was cancelled when a Southwest Airlines 737 made an emergency landing in New York, July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri ( USA-PLANE-NEWYORK/ )
A Southwest Airlines flight remains on runway 4 after the plane's landing gear collapsed shortly after touching down on the runway, at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. The flight, which originated in Nashville, landed at 5:45 p.m. and was carrying 149 passengers and crew. A reported 10 people were injured. (Photo by Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 174250164 )
A passenger sleeps while another reads from her phone after being stranded at LaGuardia airport when their flights were cancelled when a Southwest Airlines 737 made an emergency landing in New York, July 22, 2013. Eight people were injured on Monday when the landing gear on a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed upon touchdown at New York City's LaGuardia Airport. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri ( USA-PLANE-NEWYORK/ )
A woman takes a photo with her phone of a screen that displays information on cancelled flights after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at LaGuardia airport in New York July 22, 2013. Several people were injured when the Southwest Airlines Flight 345 with 150 people on board landed at LaGuardia Airport without its nose gear, officials said. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri ( USA-PLANE/NEWYORK )
A southwest airlines plane rests on the tarmac after what officials say was a nose gear collapse during a landing at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, July 22, 2013, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( NYC Nose Gear Collapse )
Stranded passengers, who had their flights cancelled when a Southwest Airlines 737 made an emergency landing, sit on the floor at LaGuardia airport in New York, July 22, 2013. Eight people were injured on Monday when the landing gear on a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed upon touchdown at New York City's LaGuardia Airport, officials said. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri ( USA-PLANE-NEWYORK/ )
A southwest airlines plane rests on the tarmac after what officials say was a nose gear collapse during a landing at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, July 22, 2013, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( NYC Nose Gear Collapse )
Stranded passengers wait in LaGuardia Airport as multiple flights were canceled after a Southwest Airlines 737 plane's nose gear collapsed during a landing, Monday, July 22, 2013, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ( NYC Nose Gear Collapse )
A Southwest Airlines flight remains on runway 4 after the plane's landing gear collapsed shortly after touching down on the runway, at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. The flight, which originated in Nashville, landed at 5:45 p.m. and was carrying 149 passengers and crew. A reported 10 people were injured. (Photo by Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 174250166 )
Southwest Airlines Flight 345 remains on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City. The flight, which originated in Nashville, landed at 5:45 p.m. and was carrying 149 passengers and crew. At least 10 people were injured. (Photo by Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images) ( 174256361 )