Southwest Airlines Flight 345
aviation accident
Southwest Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled flight from Nashville International Airport, Tennessee to New York City's LaGuardia Airport. On July 22, 2013, the Boeing 737-700 operating the route suffered a front landing-gear collapse while landing at LaGuardia Airport, injuring 9 people on board. The aircraft, which was worth an estimated $15.5 million at the time, was written off and scrapped as a result of the accident.
Accident
The aircraft landed on runway 4 with its nose landing gear touching down prior to the main landing gear. The aircraft's nose gear collapsed upward into the body of the aircraft, causing substantial damage to the avionics electronics bay in the fuselage. The aircraft slid 2,175 feet (663 m) on its nose along the runway, arresting off to the right of the runway pavement. The plane came to a stop halfway down the runway after skidding on its nose in a shower of sparks.
As a result of the crash, the two-runway airport was closed until its rescue assets were available again. Two hours later, the airport's other runway reopened for traffic. The airport cleared and inspected the affected runway, then removed the aircraft in time for the earliest next-day departures.
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