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Airline: 8 hurt when landing gear collapses at NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Southwest Airlines says eight people have been hurt when a jet's front landing gear collapsed as it arrived at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
The Dallas-based airline says in a statement that initial information indicated five passengers and three flight attendants have reported injuries in the landing Monday evening.
There were 150 people aboard the flight from Nashville, Tenn.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the nose gear collapsed just after the plane landed Monday.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says four people suffered anxiety attacks.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/planes-nose-gear-collapses-laguardia-landing
