159 24 comments Top Add a Comment sumqwertybob7 4 yr. ago Ngl that could have been 2 minutes shorter 29 HaseebM1 4 yr. ago I suppose it could have, I just wanted to provide the whole commentary. No, he said. Its probably going to be exciting for the passengers. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The more stress hormones, the more anxiety. Retired American Airlines pilot Richard J. Bergholz said it probably helped that Burke had several hours to prepare for landing. Federal rules set a 0.04 limit for flying. Via e-mail, I was hearing from friends I hadnt spoken to since seventh grade, from locations as far-flung as Africa and South America, but it would take me well over a day to locate my own parents, who were visiting London with a new, tricky cell phone. The flight route designation for JetBlue's flights from Burbank to New York was changed from 292 to 358 (the other direction became 359). The sparks grew longer, Finally, there seemed to be flame shooting under the entire length of the plane. He was a four-year member of the ERAU National Intercollegiate Flying Association flight team and was their chief student pilot. Burke and his co-pilot burned off the fuel, then landed the plane in a spectacular picture-perfect touchdown at Los Angeles International Airport. If. Former TSA Head: 'We Should Take the Germanwings Tragedy as a Warning'. Surely, someone with these qualities would make a good president. It would operate in the black while everyone else in the world economy struggled or went bankrupt. I want to see the man that lifted our spirits and that nose wheel until the very last minute. Trouble for JetBlue pilot Capt. On September 21, 2005, Captain Scott Burke executed an emergency landing in the Airbus A320-232 at Los Angeles International Airport after the nose gear jammed in an abnormal position. A. On the morning of February 12, 2009, JetBlue Airways Flight 292, an Airbus A320-232 registered N536JB, took off from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, bound for JFK International Airport in New York City. Green . Later, I saw the footage of fire shooting under the plane. That's an audio file that's delivered to your computer or MP3 audio player. We're all stuck in coach together aboard his Air Force One. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who spoke to the pilot at Los Angeles. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane was en route to Houston, TX, and was about to land in Trinity Bay when the crash occurred. The estimated base pay is $87,089 per year. Thats just the way Scott is, said brother-in-law Mark Morales, who lives in New Jersey and obeyed the gag order. James Clifton, 52, was arrested after the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority police arrived on the scene. -###- CONTACT: ALPA Media, 703-481-4440 or Media@alpa.org Donate Today! [1][2][3] No one was injured. He joked that he was sorry he put the plane down 6 inches off the center line, Villaraigosa said Burke told him. We pilots have lost something that will take time to regain. Scott Burke, who. You're a man who gets the job done. [16] Messier-Dowty, which manufactures nose gear assemblies for the A320, stated in an NTSB report in 2004 that part of the gear had been redesigned to prevent future problems, but at the time the redesign was awaiting approval. Los Angeles, A $150,000 executive protection dog? Scott Burke is a native of Bloomington, Minnesota but he has lived in Raleigh for about 15 years. But this time, believe it or not, I was grateful to have them. Founded in 1931, ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 62,000 pilots at 38 U.S. and Canadian airlines. We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience. Stop. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who spoke to the pilot at Los Angeles International Airport, later identified him to reporters as Scott Burke and praised his heroism. Learn more about becoming a JetBlue pilot through our Pilot Gateway Programs. But who, exactly, was taking advantage? As I watched, the story began to unfold. The flight attendants, meanwhile, were busy being everything that you could possibly want from flight attendants. Back when I was in school teachers would always scare me with stories of how my exploits would end up in my permanent record. I wasnt expecting anyone to get hurt. It could have ended tragically. [6][7] The Airbus A320 does not have the mechanical ability to dump fuel,[8] despite various news agencies reporting that the aircraft was doing so over the ocean. Our pilots share a passion for safety, customer service and caring for their crews. JetBlue flight 191 pilot Clayton Osbon had to be restrained after screaming about threats linked to Iran and Afghanistan. Tag: Scott Burke I Want Him To Be My Pilot Here's the entire story from AP: A JetBlue airliner with its front landing gear stuck sideways safely landed Wednesday, balancing on its back wheels as it slowed on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. I was taking a call from a jocular New Zealand disc jockey as my husband drove us back to where it all started, the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, where there was a big billboard advertising the airplane thriller Flightplan, starring Jodie Foster. The entire country watched the drama unfold on TV, and so did passengers from their seats, each equipped with its own in-flight satellite TV. If this guy isnt right stuff material, who is? Geoff Fox. That airline's pilots approved a new two-year contract that their union estimated to be worth around $463 million. JetBlue Flight 292 was a scheduled flight from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. People were on this seemingly doomed plane watching coverage of their own demise! They all looked like 1940s movie heroes reduced to skycap duty (my fully loaded red carry-on was but a piece of Barbie luggage in the beefy hands of one Dana Andrewsesque fireman). Mr. Mike Barger, VP Flight Operations Captain Paul Hocking, Pilot Recruitment: Currently Hiring? The NTSB reported that Airbus had since upgraded the system to take care of the problem.[15]. 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[4] Expert opinion expressed was that, despite the drama and live worldwide coverage, there was little real danger to the passengers or crew of Flight 292. I arrived at Imperial Hill to find literally thousands of people lining the hill and standing on cars and trucks. PCC GLOBAL HOME. I believe this is it! A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, made the determination Tuesday after a psychologist testified that pilot Clayton Frederick Osbon "suffered from a severe mental disease or defect that impaired. Presidential hopefuls have begun lining up for their 2008 election bids. At first, slowly rising over the dusty hills of Palmdale, we thought the problem was merely landing gear that wouldnt retract (much less of an issue, surely, than landing gear that wouldnt extrude), or possibly even a mere signal glitch. On March 27, 2012, JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon had a mid-air breakdown, running through the aisles of a Las Vegas-bound flight and making terrifying comments like "Pray f***ing now for . Now that this has happened, how can any pilot be trusted? Time had an amazingly rubato quality during this whole experience; the hours of circling had gone incredibly quickly, while the final minutes seemed extremely slow. America needs your kind of leadership. The media reported that this was at least the seventh occurrence of an Airbus A320 series aircraft touching down with the landing gear locked ninety degrees out of position, and one of at least sixty-seven "nose wheel failures" on A319, A320 and A321 aircraft worldwide since 1989. A220-300 Deliveries begin in 2020. Magazines, Digital TV reporters had wedged business cards in the door. The landing was smooth and no physical injuries were reported. Surrounded by these and other enthralled suitors, I felt like Scarlett OHara flouncing her petticoats at the Twelve Oaks barbecue. But what he did was great. David Pierson is a former foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. But I would probably I would not say that this is a dangerous situation. There are no records of any JetBlue planes crashing. On July 11, 1961, United Airlines Flight 859 from New York City to Denver, Colorado, came down at Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, killing all on board. Finally today, we recall a hairy moment from last week. I never stayed long enough on Fox to get a feel for who was anchoring their coverage. Contact. After takeoff from Burbank, the pilots realized that they could not retract the landing gear. Learn more about your path to becoming a JetBlue pilot through our Pilot Gateway Programs. Anchors asked pointed questions implying there was a tragic loss of life on the way. Barry Schiff, a former TWA pilot, praised Burkes work. The coolest head was pilot John Wiley, on the phone, on CNN. Crystal bottles filled with cheap, amber-colored liquid rattled as the driver tried to maneuver this behemoth down our narrow hill, making elaborate 11-point turns at each curve. We were shepherded into big shuttle buses with big glass doors, where we sat making call after happy call on our cell phones or just staring stupidly into spacehappy farm animalsas we were driven to the terminal. Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link. The nose gear generated sparks and flames when it touched down, but the plane was otherwise undamaged. Once the two-person cockpit rule is fully implemented, a tragedy like this cannot happen again. We were informed about the plans for an emergency landing at LAX, which is not a JetBlue hub, but whose facilities could better accommodate our wayward aircraft. As we glided toward earth, pilot Burke said, Flight attendants, prepare for arrival, which set off a fresh round of hollow laughter in the cabin. In the closing minutes, we were instructed on how to use the rubber slides, if necessary, what to do if we smelled smoke (calmly find another method of egress), and to remove sharp objects and high heels from our personin essence, a refresher course on those indecipherable little cards they stuff in the seatback pockets, where the paper vomit bags used to be. We needed you badly and you came through for us. Not only did he put the nose down slowly, he kept the plane going straight and the wheel came to a stop on the center roadway. Burke asked friends and family members not to talk about his personal life; his wife, Barbara; or their beagle, Beauregard. It is beyond me why no one has bothered to interview you, or take your photograph. JetBlue Flight 292 was a scheduled flight from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Has communication ever been simultaneously so efficient and so inefficient? In aviation, we know failures are possible. Then a low fly-by at Long Beach Airport, during which our planes underbelly was inspected from the ground with binoculars (it seemed like a shockingly retro operation, like bird-watching), revealed the cockeyed nose gear. Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com. The U.S. FAA no longer recommends pre-foaming runways, chiefly due to concerns that it would deplete firefighting foam supplies which might later be needed to respond to a fire; it is also difficult to determine exactly where a runway should be foamed, and pre-foaming might also reduce the effectiveness of the aircraft's brakes, potentially causing it to slide off the runway. scott burke PBS SME at JetBlue Airways Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Join to connect JetBlue Airways Experience PBS SME JetBlue Airways Nov 2000 - Present21 years 9 months View. As the day progressed, the phone kept ringing: the Fox News Channel, the A.P., NPR, USA Today, The Daily News, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tyra Banks Show(! That landing was scary, surebut even scarier was how quickly I transmogrified into a total media whore. Once they knew what was wrong, the outcome was pretty much foreordained, Bergholz said. A JetBlue pilot was removed from the cockpit of a Fort Lauderdale-bound flight by police at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York on Wednesday after registering a blood-alcohol. Very tense. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Ive got nothing to say to them., Before the plane touched down, Burke said in a steady voice, If youve got nothing else to tell me, Ive got nothing else to say.. Learn more about becoming a JetBlue pilot through our Pilot Gateway Programs. He had just completed a dramatic commercial jet landing, and there he stood in the cabin receiving cheers and hugs from grateful passengers. 11/21/2022 11:25 PM. After the initial alarm of seeing the very plane we were occupying filmed circling around LAX on MSNBC and FOX and ABCa garish spotlight trained on the faulty nose-gear, the news of our possible plight crawling along, incredibly, in the same text zipper as Hurricane Ritathe testimony of the aviation experts summoned by the news programs proved largely reassuring. The pilot had told authorities that he had seven to eight drinks before he got on the plane that was departing from Buffalo Niagara international airport to Fort Lauderdale, said a Niagara. A pilot appears to have intentionally flown himself and 149 passengers to their deaths. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Best coffee city in the world? Many years later in early 2015 Joe discovered an article online about virtual airlines. "The entire drive to LAX (through rush hour traffic) I was listening to my airport scanner to see if anything changed. There were no reported injuries. Burke circled past the Long Beach Airport's control tower, where flight controllers saw that the nose wheel on Flight 292 hadn't retracted and was twisted out of alignment. So we are left to imagine a President Burke leading a JetBlue administration, one that governs an America in which there are no class distinctions, no first-class coddling, no handouts to the business class. The estimated additional pay is $20,410 per year. [14] The A320, like all modern airliners, is engineered to tolerate certain failures, and, if necessary, can be landed without the nose gear at all. They seemed rather unjustly to echo those sent by the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. I quietly congratulated myself on having selected 13D, an aisle seat directly behind the emergency-exit row, and on wearing the sneakers and sweatpants that I had hitherto dismissed as inappropriate, ugly American flying wear, but adopted with the excuse of my six-month-old pregnancy. "He joked that he was sorry he put the plane down. We salute him, one and all. Were going to do our best to make this a positive situation, said pilot Scott Burke, inciting hollow laughter in the cabin, along with a few groans. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. On CNN it was Paula Zahn. Morales said his brother-in-law has lived in the Raleigh area for about 15 years. Catharsis via mass talk therapy had become simple exhaustion. The shots were close enough to clearly see the recalcitrant landing gear. Unidentified Group: (Singing in unison) noble call. March 30, 2015 11:43 AM EDT Captain Tom Bunn is a former pilot, licensed therapist, and founder of SOAR, a program that provides treatment for the fear of flying. Hail to the chief! By continuing to use and navigate this website, you are agreeing to the use of cookies. Al Pregler, a retired United Airlines pilot, said the landing was not as dangerous as it seemed. [17] Mechanics familiar with this common fault usually replace or reprogram the Brake Steering Control Unit (BSCU) computer. Its not a death-defying event, Pregler said. A JetBlue Cabinet would have more women and gays. Friends baffled by JetBlue pilot's meltdown. Green . Joe Burner. I have complained about these TVs before, mostly because of the ambient noise that emanates from the cheap plastic headphones they distribute; there is nothing like trying to sleep to the tinny sounds of your seatmate enjoying VH1s Metal Mania. It was a much gentler, if hotter, landing than most. 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