15 injured in hard landing at Sacramento airport
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The tires of a JetBlue airplane caught fire Thursday during a hard landing in Sacramento that left 15 people with minor injuries and sent passengers down emergency slides to escape the aircraft.
Passenger Michelle McDuffie stated people onboard felt a thud when the plane touched down about 12:50 p.m. after a flight from Long Beach, but nobody thought there was an emergency until the crew shouted for everyone to exit on the inflatable slides.
McDuffie saw the burning tires when she was on the ground.
“I thought, Oh I wish I had gotten my bag off. But I was just happy that I was not hurt,” stated McDuffie, 33, of Mission Viejo.
The plane appeared to experience trouble with its brakes, and four tires blew out during the landing, airline spokeswoman Sharon Jones said.
The 87 passengers were taken to the terminal on buses, airport spokeswoman Gina Swankie said.
The nature of the injuries were not immediately available, but five people were taken to a hospital, she said. An elderly woman was seen being placed onto a stretcher, complaining of neck pains.
Everyone was “able to slide down that slide and walk over to our triage,” Sacramento Fire Department Capt. Jonathan Burgess said.
Passenger Shannon Ruppe of Paradise stated it was not that easy. Most of the injuries she saw were abrasions and sprained ankles caused by the slides, she said.
“They’re incredibly fast, and there was no time for the flight attendants to give us any instructions,” Ruppe said.
Rob Vanatta, 32, was waiting for the JetBlue flight when someone announced on the terminal intercom that it was delayed.
“Then they came back on the intercom, sounding surprised or in shock, and stated ‘I’m not sure how to tell you this, but the wheels caught fire upon landing and the emergency slides had been deployed,’” Vanatta said.
He ran to a window and saw passengers standing on the runway near the plane, surrounded by fire trucks.
“My friend and I were able to rebook to a flight out of Oakland, so we are driving there now,” he said.
Hours after the incident, the empty plane had yet to be towed from the runway. About a dozen passengers lingered in the terminal, waiting for their luggage or snacking on airport food paid for by JetBlue.
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