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Delta Flight Lands Safely Without Front Landing Gear in Emergency Landing at Charlotte Airport

  • A Delta flight flying from Atlanta to Charlotte landed safely without its front landing gear deploying at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
  • None of the 96 passengers or 5 crew members on board were injured, though the runway was closed following the incident.
  • Pilots were alerted to an unsafe nose gear indication and circled the airport before landing without the front landing gear.
  • Passengers praised the crew for a smooth landing and safe evacuation and described using the emergency slides as 'one of the coolest things'.
  • Delta issued an apology and is cooperating with Federal Aviation Administration investigations into the cause of the landing gear malfunction.
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