God I love the media!

[stuart schechter]

AE flight touched down, threw some sparks and picked right back up! OH MY GOD!!!! Listen to the interview with the photographer. He mentions security. haha

http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=C1D689D234167DFF93E05D6D0E80E009 ?contentId=3547847&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[DHG750R]

Ultimately the crew should have verified gear down and locked , not just lowered the handle. Question is , did they lower the gear at all until that warning ... Should be interesting to see the final report

The reference to security was someone told the photographer he couldnt take anymore pictures.... it was a good catch on his part.



NTSB Identification: DCA07FA050
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
Accident occurred Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in Logan, MA
Aircraft: Embraer 135, registration: N731BE
Injuries: 41 Uninjured.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

An American Eagle EMB-135, tail number N731BE, flight number 4539 initially landed with the gear up at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. The crew reported that they had an indication that the gear was down and locked but right before touchdown, they noticed a landing gear lever disagree. They executed a go-around and mechanically lowered the landing gear. They were able to get the gear down and locked and got a visual confirmation that the gear was down. The flaps would not retract due to damage from contacting the runway on the intial landing, but the crew was able to successfully land the airplane. There were 37 passengers and 3 crew members on board. No injuries were reported. Eye witnesses to the first landing stated that they did not see the gear down on the approach.