Shuttle E170 at New York on Feb 11th 2013, unsafe gear after departure

Last Update: February 12, 2013 / 19:50:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 11, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Shuttle America

Departure
New York La Guardia, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

A Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of Delta Airlines, flight S5-6011/DL-6011 from New York La Guardia,NY to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) with 24 people on board, was climbing out of La Guardia's runway 13 when the crew did not receive indication the nose gear had fully retracted after commanding the gear up. The crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet and diverted to Newark,NJ (USA) advising on approach to Newark that they expected a normal landing but wanted emergency services check the nose gear before vacating the runway. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 22L about 30 minutes after departure.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 11, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Shuttle America

Departure
New York La Guardia, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-170

ICAO Type Designator
E170

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