Columbus airport flight makes emergency landing in Atlanta

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Saturday, Jun. 13, 2009
Columbus airport flight makes emergency landing in Atlanta
By Chuck Williams - chwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

An Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight from Columbus to Atlanta had to
make an emergency landing Thursday night at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport because of a landing gear malfunction.

There were no injuries among the 19 passengers and three crew members,
ASA spokeswoman Allison Baker said Friday.

The landing, which brought out airport emergency vehicles, is under
investigation by ASA, the Federal Aviation Administration and the
National Transportation Safety Board.

Flight 5414, a 50-seat CRJ-200 Bombardier, left Columbus Metropolitan
Airport at 5:10 p.m.

=93The pilot got an unsafe gear indicator,=94 FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Berg=
en said.

The pilot was able to land the plane on runway 27-Right without
incident, Bergen said. The passengers and crew were able to leave the
plane without using the emergency chutes, Baker said.

The incident shut down one of Hartsfield=92s five runways. Bergen said
it backed up air traffic in and out of Atlanta.

ASA, which is a Delta Connector, operates four to five flights a day
between Columbus Metropolitan Airport and Atlanta.

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