Southwest Airlines Jet’s Wheel Catches Fire During Landing In Texas

Posted on May 30th, 2009 by admin in HOU Hobby Airport

{NO AUDIO} A Southwest Airlines Jet’s Landing Gear caught on fire after landing at Houston’s Hobby Airport, forcing passengers to evacuate. – 05/12/09

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25 Responses to “Southwest Airlines Jet’s Wheel Catches Fire During Landing In Texas”

  1. stormspotters Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Thank you for …
    Thank you for flying Southwest Airlines we hope to see u again soon….lol im soon to be a Southwest Airlines pilot and that was a pretty awesome job..see in this situation when touchdown occurred they didnt know about a problem with the landing gear until about 10 seconds afterwards and because no mayday was caused during the air the fire department wasnt ready

  2. doh1959 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    eh damask bollocks …
    eh damask bollocks to your routine crap they should of got peep off straight away. i hope i nev land at that airport fly wiv that crew or sit by you because i could die

  3. rtrujillo13 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    That guy with the …
    That guy with the suit case must have had some VERY important papers to have to take them with him… :P

  4. trdaredevilclips Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    8==========D
    8==========D

  5. damask001 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    This wasn’t a pre …
    This wasn’t a pre planned emergency ie: the pilots had not declared a Mayday prior to landing -therfore the fire crews were not on the tarmac to meet them – they arrived in 3minutes which is remarkably fast from standown.

    As for the evacuation there probably were no indications in tha cabin that there was a fire. The fa’s would be waiting for command from flight crew who were busy running down the mandatory evacuation checklists -shutting down the engines, extending the flaps etc

  6. artanberisha2004 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Hi there, All i …
    Hi there, All i have to say is what the was going on about the Fire department. After 3 minutes they show up after watching the fire going on. And the evac was at the same time also man whoever took that decision to my knowledge is not a great decision maker…

  7. mariogalileo Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    WHATEVER! I’m …
    WHATEVER! I’m sorry that you are sooooo wrong in your comment but I would just as soon fly Southwest Airlines than any of the other ones you mentioned. I know for a FACT that SWA, JBLU, and Frontier have excellent maintenance programs. Besides, your comment is moot due to the fact that Southwest Airlines has posted a PROFIT for more than 3 and a half DECADES. Not enough money my !

  8. damask001 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    I’m an FA and this …
    I’m an FA and this to me looks like a text book evacuation

    In a non catastrophic situation like this the flight attendants would not initiate an evacuation – the pilots would be running through the mandatory emergency checklists – shutting down the engines etc – if you notice at 2.31 the flaps are extended fully and the speed breaks snap back to the wing – this is to enable passengers on the overwing exits (without slides) to get to the ground without injury.

    I

  9. ForJesus09 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Come to Jesus all. …
    Come to Jesus all.
    To be saved by Jesus, from (if not already) watch this video below,

    watch=BXMA4xOS5BY&feature=PlayList&p=616B614F7E825EB1&inde x=124

  10. rebeccabay Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Me too! So flipping …
    Me too! So flipping scary. I was all the way up front, directly across from the screaming baby (who, incidentally, calmed down and even laughed while we were out in the grass waiting for the busses to come get us.) I stayed at the Hilton that night because I didn’t have my purse, ID, boarding pass – anything – to continue traveling. The SWA lady told us to eat and drink whatever we wanted so of course I went STRAIGHT to the bar. My tab was like $25 and they made me pay for it after all. Nice huh

  11. digitalbath24 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    There is nothing …
    There is nothing wrong with this airline. In fact there one of the safest in the business. Of course you probably like flying some high cost airline with a horrible safety record. I mean you can fly American where you can watch your engine fall off your piece of AirBus if you like but I’ll stick to SWA.

  12. congaleader2000 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    yeah, it’s the …
    yeah, it’s the airline’s fault. you’re such an ignoramaus!!

  13. javierporras1983 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    OMG it took them a …
    OMG it took them a long time before they actualy took care of the fire!!! and to take the passagers out too!!!!!! OMG i will never book a fligth on this airlane!!!!!

  14. nightcaller Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    you know what lucy …
    you know what lucy after reading that i agree with you now.. i just put down what i felt at the time i thought maybe the crew was told on landing by the tower who had the best outside view of the fire..plus when i said it was a joke i ment it in a form of safety for the passengers and seconds are the most important to saving lifes…but i agree with you…

  15. Lucy68IFly Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    It felt like a hard …
    It felt like a hard landing because the tire blew out! Not because he landed hard. We landed in Albany, NY on Thursday with 50mph winds. Imagine how hard and unstable that landing was.

  16. Lucy68IFly Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    It’s not a joke! …
    It’s not a joke! The situation had to be evaluated by the Captain & the crew before an evacuation. The flight crew had no way of knowing the tire was on fire. The Capt knew there was a problem. The tower more than likely informed the Capt. of the fire. With that information, the crew knew not to use the emergency exits near the fire. 2 minutes saved the passengers & crew from injury or worse.!

  17. bobcharl124 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    I was FA, and the …
    I was FA, and the instructions in case of fire, is open gates till the captain gives the sign, or evalueate situation, i think in this case capt. call tower, and they must have said ” its just your right tire” could be, and after that Flights attentand, open the gates, sincerly is weird, because really takes so long, but noone knows…

  18. nightcaller Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    why does it take …
    why does it take about 2 mins after coming to a stand still..for the people to exit the plane…..what a joke!!!!!!

  19. flyerholland Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    yea u are smart, u …
    yea u are smart, u think that children never heard words like those,, anyway im right, u only talked crap about my swearing… thats not the point.

  20. noles33 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    yeah dude, what the …
    yeah dude, what the does that know anyway?? lol

  21. engineer1008 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    What is this a …
    What is this a bunch of kids talking with all this profanity. If you wan’t to swear do it on another medium than YouTube.

  22. azlee19 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    TSXboy26, i think …
    TSXboy26, i think your coworker is stupid, look at the landing, it was smooth, can’t you, and she see?!

  23. licinga Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Cheap Airlines … …
    Cheap Airlines … Cheap Aircrafts … Cheap Tires

  24. TSXboy26 Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    My coworker was on …
    My coworker was on that flight!! lol too funny. She said the pilot landed hard and thats why the wheel broke down.

  25. flyerholland Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    whats with the …
    whats with the heads asking why it took so long for the firefighters to come…. well maby they did not know this was gonna happen (called an accident) . it looks like the parking brake was jammer on the right main gear and popped causing the fire offcourse.. now, dont expect too have firefighters around ja in 10 sec if they did not know something was gonna go wrong on landing

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