Incident Bombardier CRJ-900ER (CL-600-2D24) Regional Jet ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16193
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 March 2008
Time:c. 09:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic CRJ9 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bombardier CRJ-900ER (CL-600-2D24) Regional Jet
Owner/operator:US Airways Express (Mesa Airlines)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:El Paso International Airport (ELP) -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:El Paso International Airport (ELP)
Destination airport:PHX
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
According to emergency response traffic the crew was having problems with the landing gear and had to circle around the airport for about 25 minutes before it landed.

El Paso Firefighters responded to the call just before 10 a.m. The plane was able to safely land around 10:30 a.m.

No injuries were reported and all of the 89 passengers were taken off of the plane safely. Initial reports state the plane suffered damage to the right side of the landing gear.


Sources:

http://cbs4local.com/Global/story.asp?S=8034157&nav=menu608_1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Mar-2008 23:32 relax630 Added
21-Aug-2008 04:47 Anon. Updated

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