Tuesday Not The Best For United Express Jets

An Embraer 175 regional jet enroute from Houston, TX to Dulles International made an emergency landing Tuesday night after the plane's nosegear would not extend.

The flightcrew aboard United Express 7512, operated by Shuttle America, notified controllers of the problem at about 8:15 pm EDT Tuesday night, according to the Houston Chronicle. A tower flyby confirmed that the plane's nosegear was still retracted.

The plane (file photo of type, above) with 60 onboard landed about 15 minutes later, in a hail of sparks as the plane's nose came in contact with the runway. Emergency crews rushed to spray foam on the front of the plane to prevent a fire.

Three passengers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries following the incident... possibly from injuries sustained while evacuating the aircraft by the emergency slides.

Earlier in the day, another United Express RJ -- this one operated by Skywest, as Flight 6979 -- overran the runway at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee Tuesday afternoon.

No injuries were reported among the 47 people onboard the CRJ-200 (file photo of type, above), according to airport manager Tony Yaron.

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