Plane with 43 aboard makes emergency landing in Los Angeles

Author: Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nobody was hurt when a small commercial airliner made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport after experiencing mechanical trouble.

Airport spokeswoman Katherine Alvarado says 43 people were aboard SkyWest Airlines Flight 5316 when the trouble was reported Monday morning.

From live TV video, it appeared the Bombardier CRJ100’s left landing gear didn’t deploy as it came down. Smoke could be seen coming from that side of the aircraft as it dragged along the runway and skidded to a stop.

Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott says emergency responders checked passengers as they left the plane and got into buses.

Airline tracking website Flight Aware says the plane took off from Monterey at 7:14 a.m.

Airport delays are expected.

Skywest officials did not immediately return a call seeking additional details.

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