JetBlue Flight 292 emergency landing: September 21, 2005 On September 21, 2005, JetBlue flight 292 successfully made a tense emergency landing at LAX Airport after the front landing gear of the Airbus A320 aircraft jammed sideways. Passengers watched the dramatic events in real time on the TVs in the seat backs as the plane circled, burning fuel. During landing, the locked landing gear collapsed, but withstood the impact; the plane stopped about 300 meters from the end of the runway. There was n

On September 21, 2005, JetBlue Airways Flight 292, an Airbus A320, experienced a critical emergency shortly after takeoff from Burbank, California. The flight crew discovered the aircraft’s nose landing gear had jammed in a sideways, 90-degree position. With 140 passengers and crew aboard, the captain, Scott Burke, made the decision to divert to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) due to its longer runways and superior emergency services. For the next two hours, the aircraft circled off the