JetBlue Flight 292- One of the Dangerous Landing in History

Flight 292 had departed from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, smoothly flying in the sky. After takeoff 292 crew noticed a problem with the landing gear, they saw landing wheel twisted sides. What happened next to the flight 292 become One of the Dangerous Landing in History.

Full story of JetBlue Flight 292- One of the Dangerous Landing in History

on September 21, 2005, in Bob Hope Airport , JetBlue Flight number 292 on the runway running slowly , it destination is John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

On that day Captain Scott Burke is Cockpit, controling the flight 292. Captain Scott Burke 46 years old t that time , he is experienced pilot, with 10,829 total flight hours, 2,552 of which were on the Airbus A320.

David Razler, is first officer of flight 292, 37-year-old David Razler has nearly 5,732 total flight hours experience ,he spend more than 1000 hours on the Airbus A320.

On that day, in the jet blue flight 292, Carrying 140 passengers and six crew, Flight departed at 3.17 pm from burbank, The aircraft was scheduled to fly 2,465 miles nearly 3,967 km to Reach John F. Kennedy International Airport.

After takeoff, Pilot couldn't pull back the landing gear, crew noticed a problem with the landing gear,and upon inspection, it was found that the nose wheel was twisted sideways and could not retract.

Captain Scott informed the situation the Flight 292 to Airport control tower before landing .then flew low over Long Beach Municipal Airport in Long Beach to allow officials in the airport's control tower to assess the damage to its landing gear. 

They found that the nosewheel was rotated ninety degrees to the left, perpendicular to the direction of the fuselage. if they Decided to land flight 292 , due to landing nose wheel drags and cause friction, which eventual re ignite fire, nose wheel is very close to Fuselage, it will cause damage to the flight292 and the 140 passenger in it.

Captain Scott decided rather than landing flight 292 at Long Beach Airport, the Captain Scott diverted the plane to Los Angeles International Airport, in order to minimize the damage , and take advantage of Los Angeles International Airport long, wide runways and modern safety equipment, and quick responded team of firefighters.

On that day flight 292 carrying 21 kg fuel , this fuel is enough to risk of blow plane while attempting landing .

Mean while, in the passengers area, Flight attendants, keep the passengers calm and informed. While Captain thinking of landing .

The cabin crew prepared the passengers for an emergency landing, ensuring they knew the brace position and how to evacuate if necessary

Captain Scott take JetBlue flight 292 from burbank to LAX , he decided to keep plane in air for more than 2 hours , in order to burn fuel , this will decrease the pressure on nosewheel, and reducing potential stress on the landing gear and dramatically lowering landing speed as well.

JetBlue planes are equipped with DirecTV satellite television, for passenger to watch news, they cut off in video before landing .

On that day In Flight 292, Actress Taryn Manning was on the flight on her way to New York to promote the film Hustle & Flow. and Screenwriter Zach Dean was also on the plane

"I wrote little notes to my boyfriend and to my mom and brother. I was not wanting to be writing what I was writing," Taryn 

. "Everybody was putting their Ids on them. It was scary."

She was accompanied by her publicist Jennifer Searle.

"She's my publicist but also my best friend since seventh grade," Taryn explained. "She was so strong for me. I was such a baby."

Mean while Plane circled the Los Angeles skies for three hours to burn off fuel.

Captain Scott is Read to land the flight , he is so confident shouted in mic.

'Brace. Brace. Brace,'

Despite the tense situation, the plane touched down and everyone inside was safe. Burke managed to land the plane safely without any injuries to the 140 passengers and six crew members on board.

All 146 members including crew are safe, After the incident, Burke declined offers to share his story publicly, preferring to keep a low profile.

Cause of Flight 292 Turn

JetBlue Flight 292 turned sideways due to a malfunction of the nose landing gear. During the flight, the Brake Steering Control Unit (BSCU) performed cyclic tests that slightly rotated the nose landing gear from its 0° position.

 This caused two of the four anti-rotation lugs on the nose landing gear upper support assembly to fracture and separate, allowing the nose landing gear to deviate from the 0° position. Additionally, the BSCU system logic prevented the nose landing gear from centering, contributing to the problem.

After the incident, Airbus upgraded the system to address similar issues. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that worn-out seals were also to blame for the malfunction.