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| Front landing gear collapses on Florida-bound plane | Front landing gear collapses on Florida-bound plane |
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| More than 150 people were evacuated from a US Airways flight after a Florida-bound plane's front landing gear collapsed on a runway. | More than 150 people were evacuated from a US Airways flight after a Florida-bound plane's front landing gear collapsed on a runway. |
| Flights were halted at Philadelphia International Airport as those on board exited the plane via inflatable ramps. | Flights were halted at Philadelphia International Airport as those on board exited the plane via inflatable ramps. |
| One person asked for medical assistance but no major injuries were reported, airport officials said. | One person asked for medical assistance but no major injuries were reported, airport officials said. |
| An airport spokeswoman said the plane was about to take off when the malfunction happened. | An airport spokeswoman said the plane was about to take off when the malfunction happened. |
| The Airbus 320 was carrying 149 passengers and five crewmembers. | The Airbus 320 was carrying 149 passengers and five crewmembers. |
| A passenger, Dennis Fee, told local broadcaster WPVI it was "very windy and when the plane took off, the nose of the plane went back down, hitting the runway". | A passenger, Dennis Fee, told local broadcaster WPVI it was "very windy and when the plane took off, the nose of the plane went back down, hitting the runway". |
| "We were airborne, then struck back down by the nose," Mr Fee said. | "We were airborne, then struck back down by the nose," Mr Fee said. |
| The airport spokeswoman, Victoria Lupica, said all the passengers had been rescheduled on another flight to Fort Lauderdale. | |
| US Airways spokesman William McGlashen said: "Initial reports indicate Flight 1702 from Philadelphia to Fort Lauderdale (Florida) blew a tyre on take-off and the pilot elected to abort take-off." | |
| Three of the four runways were reopened later on Thursday evening. | Three of the four runways were reopened later on Thursday evening. |
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