by B. N. Sullivan
High drama at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday evening, September 25, 2010: A CRJ-900 aircraft (registration N133EV) operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) landed with its right main landing gear retracted. ASA Flight 4951 -- also listed as Delta Connection Flight 4951 -- had been en route from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) to Westchester County (HPN), but diverted to JFK after the crew were unable to lower the right main gear while on approach to HPN. The aircraft landed on JFK's runway 31R and came to a stop with its right wing scraping the surface. The aircraft was evacuated on the runway. To the credit of the pilots and flight attendants, no one among the four crew and 60 passengers on board was injured.
The video below was posted on New York Daily News YourTube channel. The video reportedly was shot during landing by a passenger on board the flight.
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