VIDEO: Wheel Falls Off Continental/Colgan Q400 Landing @ BUF

Toronto Sun:

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Wheel flies off Canuck plane

Frightening moments as Q400 lands in Buffalo

By TOM GODFREY, SUN MEDIA

Last Updated: 15th May 2009, 3:31am

A terrifying moment was captured on tape by a Toronto-area family as a Continental Airlines flight lost one of its right wheels upon landing at Buffalo International Airport.

The dramatic video of Flight 3268 was taken by a passenger and obtained by the Toronto Sun. It shows the plane en route from Newark arriving in Buffalo on Tuesday night.

As first seen on torontosun.com yesterday, the video shows a tire and a piece of the wheel assembly detaching from the landing gear, shortly after touchdown. [Full Article]

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So who wants to be the CEO of Colgan Air about now?

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Originally Posted by T-Bird76

So who wants to be the CEO of Colgan Air about now?

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Or Bombardier, which has had an awful lot of problems with Q400 gear...though this could have been maintenance negligence.

Makes me wonder why both wheels are necessary if none of the pax were in any danger. :wink: :wink:

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Originally Posted by T-Bird76

So who wants to be the CEO of Colgan Air about now?

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I do, I do!!!


signed,

99% of Anet users

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Originally Posted by mirrodie

signed,

99% of Anet users

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As CEO I introduce new routes!@@#

1. HNL-BIL
2. SFO-PWM
3. LGA-DXB
4. FRG-ISP
5. JFK 13R-JFK 22L

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Originally Posted by T-Bird76

So who wants to be the CEO of Colgan Air about now?

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Something tells me it won't be anyone fromj GM. :D