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NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar 26 2016 – A JetBlue flight took a hard landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) in the Bahamas on Friday.
Flight #29 reported a landing gear malfunction as it was arriving to the Bahamas from Washington National Airport, according to a statement from JetBlue.
The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said that a Jet Blue 29 Embraer 190 travelling to the Bahamas from Washington Dulles Airport (KIAD) had declared an emergency due to a landing gear problem.
Aviation officials said that only the right main gear was extended, and that both the left main gear and the nose gear were not.
“The pilot in command made a decision to attempt a landing at LPIA, and after burning some fuel, executed a safe landing…with the use of both the left and right main gear only. The nose gear was not extended. All passengers and crew were determined to be uninjured,” the CAD said in a statement
Pilots landed the Embraer 190 in Nassau using the aircraft’s rear landing gear.
The airline says there were no immediate reports of injuries.
