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| Delta flight lands safely in Charlotte without front landing gear | Delta flight lands safely in Charlotte without front landing gear |
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| No injuries have been reported after the Delta flight landed without a landing gear | No injuries have been reported after the Delta flight landed without a landing gear |
| A Delta aeroplane landed safely without its front landing gear at the Charlotte-Douglas International airport in North Carolina, the airline said. | |
| No injuries have been reported among the two pilots, flight attendants or 96 customers on board the flight. | No injuries have been reported among the two pilots, flight attendants or 96 customers on board the flight. |
| The Boeing 717 remains on the runway following the mechanical issue, but all passengers have been evacuated. | The Boeing 717 remains on the runway following the mechanical issue, but all passengers have been evacuated. |
| The flight had left from Atlanta earlier on Wednesday. | The flight had left from Atlanta earlier on Wednesday. |
| In a statement to the BBC, Delta airlines called the morning's events a "rare occurrence" but said that Delta crews "train extensively to safely manage through many scenarios and flight 1092 landed safely without reported injuries". | In a statement to the BBC, Delta airlines called the morning's events a "rare occurrence" but said that Delta crews "train extensively to safely manage through many scenarios and flight 1092 landed safely without reported injuries". |
| "Our focus is now to take care of our customers on this flight, including retrieving their bags and seeing them to their final destinations safely," Delta said. | "Our focus is now to take care of our customers on this flight, including retrieving their bags and seeing them to their final destinations safely," Delta said. |
| In an audio clip from air traffic control posted by local CBS News affiliate CBS 17, a pilot from flight 1092 says the plane has "a nose-wheel unsafe indication". | In an audio clip from air traffic control posted by local CBS News affiliate CBS 17, a pilot from flight 1092 says the plane has "a nose-wheel unsafe indication". |
| "We're going to have to go ahead and declare an emergency," the pilot says. "We have 104 souls on board... we have 50 minutes worth of fuel." | "We're going to have to go ahead and declare an emergency," the pilot says. "We have 104 souls on board... we have 50 minutes worth of fuel." |
| In a statement posted to Twitter, the Charlotte airport said a runway remained closed following the "mechanical issue" with the Delta flight. | In a statement posted to Twitter, the Charlotte airport said a runway remained closed following the "mechanical issue" with the Delta flight. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Aviation safety | Aviation safety |
| North Carolina | North Carolina |
| Air travel | Air travel |
| United States | United States |
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