The pilot’s joke is that a good landing is one you can walk away from; a great landing is one that you can use the plane again after. America West flight 6583 from San Diego to Las Vegas had a good landing today.
A few seconds after touchdown, there was a loud bang, a large bump, and the aircraft got really, really loud. It turns out that all four of the main gear tires blew – I’m not certain of the cause. The pilots got the aircraft off the active runway by forcing the aircraft to move with a lot of thrust, and we got to take a bus ride to the terminal. (While we were waiting, the crew came over the intercom to ask if anyone had a AAA card on them. 🙂
No one was injured, and I didn’t even miss my connection or lose my baggage. A big thanks to the America West crew for getting me home safe, as they do every week.
