Exclusive for Podcrashers:
Shortly after takeoff on September 21, 2005, the pilots of JetBlue Airways 292 began receiving messages from the plane's onboard computer system that the front landing gear had not retracted. Over the next several hours, and as word of the distressed plane reached media, the fate of JetBlue 292 was discussed by pundits all over the world. Join Shelly for this Patreon-exclusive layover episode as she tell us about the airplane emergency that was captured live on TV.Sources consulted for this story:
- NTSB Final Report
- Daniel Martinez Garbuno for Simpleflying.com
- Alexandra Jacobs for The Observer
- Leo Standora for The New York Daily News
- David Pearson and Jennifer Oldham for The LA Times
- Patrick Smith for Salon
- WFMY 2 News
- TODAY.com
- Sumit Singh for Simple Flying
- Amroaligat on YouTube
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn