American Airlines PREPARE FOR CRASH LANDING Plane lands safely no one injured

Posted on 09/21/2016 | About Tampa, Florida

There were terrifying moments onboard an American Airlines flight late Tuesday as it made an emergency landing in Tampa. Flight 574 from Phoenix was scheduled to land at Tampa International Airport around midnight. Reportedly there appeared to be an issue with the landing gear. Passengers told NBC affiliate WFLA-TV that flight attendants told them to brace for a crash landing.

Eventually, the plane landed without incident and passengers were able to exit the aircraft. They were taken by bus to the terminal and no injuries were reported.
American Airlines released a statement saying in part:
“AA flight 574, an A320 aircraft traveling from Phoenix to Tampa, experienced an indicator light in the cockpit prior to landing. The aircraft landed normally and passengers were deplaned…The aircraft is currently being evaluated by our maintenance team.”
Passenger Kendall Stahl told the media that the sounds coming from below his feet told him something wasn’t right.
"We could hear what we thought was the landing gear going up and down repeatedly," Stahl said. "I thought, 'That's not a normal sound you should hear.' It was like the landing gear wasn't locking into place or even going down."
As the plane descended toward Tampa, it suddenly pulled up and veered to the left, Stahl said. Several minutes later, the pilot announced that a light in the cockpit indicated at least one side of the landing gear wasn't going down. They would have to make an emergency landing. He told passengers to follow the directions from flight attendants.
Some passengers began to cry. Stahl called his mother, who is in her 80s and lives in Tampa.
The cabin was dark when flight attendants began to shout in unison: "Brace! Brace! Brace!"
As the plane approached the runway, the man next to Stahl peeked out the window and murmured, "Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes."
The plane touched down and the pilot jammed on the brakes, throwing passengers into the seat in front of them.
Passengers cheered and clapped and praised God and texted and called their loved ones. Stahl called his mother to tell her he was okay.
"That's when the emotions really hit because you know you're safe," he said, his voice breaking.
The plane stopped on an isolated stretch of runway so passengers had to climb down portable stairs and take a bus to the terminal. On their way out the door, they stopped to thank the pilot, some with a hug.
The landing gear seemingly worked as designed but a right tire appeared to have blown during the landing, Stahl said. Crews were removing the tire as passengers left.
The plane landed "normally" and no one was injured, American Airlines spokeswoman Leslie Scott said in an email. The pilot used a manual braking system, which caused the brakes to heat up and activate special plugs that release and deflate the tires.
Scott said passengers were bused directly to baggage claim and two American Airlines managers met them there.