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| Date: | Monday 27 February 2012 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-170SE (ERJ-170-100 SE) |
| Owner/operator: | Shuttle America |
| Registration: | N637RW |
| MSN: | 17000051 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (ERW/KEWR) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (ERW/KEWR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Upon approach for landing, the flight crew noted that the nose landing gear indicator read that the gear was not down and locked. External examination by ground assets confirmed a gear not down condition. An emergency was declared and the aircraft subsequently landed with a collapsed nose gear. All aboard survived without injury and evacuated the craft by emergency slides.
The incident flight was United Express / Shuttle America Fligh 5124 out of Atlanta (ATL).
Sources:
WNBC on line
https://nypost.com/2012/02/28/emergency-landing-at-newark-international-airport/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/TCF5124/history/20120227/2034Z/KATL/KEWR
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 00:47 | dfix | Added |
| 28-Feb-2012 00:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2012 00:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 28-Feb-2012 04:49 | Maverick | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2015 07:28 | junior sjc | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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