Feb 23, 2009

Grand Rapids Plane Avoids Disaster

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A plane avoids a near disaster after safely landing at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

Airport spokesperson, Bruce Schedlebauer, says flight 2150 took off from Grand Rapids at 8 a.m. Sunday headed towards LaGuardia Airport in New York.

The flight crew reported that the landing gear would not retract for nearly a half hour after take off, so the plane had to return to the airport. It was able to safely land on the ground at 8:45 a.m.

There were 26 people on board including the crew. No one was injured.

Northwest says the landing gear was repaired and the flight successfully landed at LaGuardia Airport around 12:15 p.m. - two hours after their intended arrival time.

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