12 People Hurt, But PAX Say It Could Have Been Much Worse
"Brace position, please. This is an emergency."
Those were the last words passenger Luis Ramirez Alicea remembers
hearing before American Eagle Flight 5401 blew a tire, ran off the
runway at San Juan's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport Sunday.
The aircraft's wing struck the ground, causing the flight to depart
the runway.
US Airways, which just emerged from bankruptcy little more than
a year ago, may be headed back to federal court for a repeat
performance. The company filed notice with the Securities and
Exchange Commission Friday, saying it's trying to figure out how to
cut costs by 25-percent, $1.5 billion a year.
If you were to look at Richard "Buzz" Nelson's resume, you'd see
a lot of numbers: 737, 757, 767, 777. You'd also see that he was
senior pilot on the Boeing 307 restoration project. He ditched the
Stratoliner in Elliot Bay (WA) two years ago and, after it was
restored, he flew it to Dulles International Airport (VA), where
the aircraft now resides at the Udvar-Hazey Museum.
Buzz is heavy-duty.
Buzz is retired.
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