Plane makes emergency landing at LAX without landing gear
LOS ANGELES — A United SkyWest Airlines regional jet that was unable to extend part of its landing gear safely touched down at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday with 43 people on board, officials said.
Local television station KTLA showed the plane, which the airline identified as SkyWest Flight 5316 operating as United Express, after it landed on its belly with at least part of its landing gear undeployed.
The pilot of the plane, which was traveling from Monterey, California, to Los Angeles, did not report any injuries among the people on board who deplaned onto the runway, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said in an email.
The pilot of the aircraft reported a mechanical problem on approach, said Los Angeles International Airport spokeswoman Katherine Alvarado.
The jet was unable to extend its left main landing gear, Gregor said.
After the emergency landing, passengers were taken by bus to a terminal building, Alvarado said.
Mechanics will inspect the airplane to determine what caused the problem, SkyWest spokeswoman Marissa Snow said in an email.
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