{"id":632,"date":"2025-09-26T18:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=632"},"modified":"2025-09-26T18:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:15:57","slug":"passengers-flee-smoking-plane-on-emergency-slides-after-aborted-takeoff-in-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=632","title":{"rendered":"Passengers flee smoking plane on emergency slides after aborted takeoff in Denver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Passengers on board an\u00a0American Airlines\u00a0flight that was scheduled to depart from\u00a0Denver\u00a0International Airport were forced to evacuate on Saturday after the aircraft\u2019s landing gear failed during takeoff, officials confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Footage of the incident shows the faulty aircraft surrounded by a cloud of smoke caused by a fire in the landing gear and passengers using the emergency exits to disembark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passenger video\u00a0shows people using the evacuation slide to escape the smoke. Multiple people can be seen falling to the ground, some holding small children and luggage, after leaving the plane. Others were filmed running across the tarmac as emergency sirens wailed and staff alerted passengers to make way for approaching fire trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Denver fire department said\u00a0the issue occurred\u00a0while American Airlines Flight 3023, bound for Miami, was on the runway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The airline later reported that all 173 passengers and six crew members on board were safely evacuated from the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmerican Airlines flight 3023 experienced a maintenance issue prior to takeoff at Denver International Airport (DEN). All customers and crew deplaned safely, and the aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team,\u201d American Airlines told the news outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline said one person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed in a statement that the Boeing 737 MAX 8 \u201creported a possible landing gear incident during departure\u201d at around 2:45 p.m. local time and that passengers were transported back to the terminal by bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Tsurkis, a passenger aboard the plane who shared the footage, told CBS Miami that a loud noise right before takeoff alerted him to an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring the speed-up, when the plane almost took off, we heard a loud boom, and I said, \u2018That\u2019s not good.\u2019 It was definitely an unpleasant moment, but we were lucky that we didn\u2019t get up in the air yet, so we weren\u2019t airborne just yet, but I would imagine that it happened five to 10 seconds before we were airborne.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsurkis said the pilots began to slow the plane down before it stopped after about a minute. Shortly after, passengers noticed smoke rising through the aircraft, prompting evacuation procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he believed one of the plane\u2019s wheels exploded, damaging the aircraft\u2019s suspension, \u201cbecause when the plane was slowing down, we saw another wheel pass the airplane on the left side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome people started panicking, but you know, you got to start keeping calm in situations like this \u2014 panic never helps,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFew people got a few bruises and scrapes from landing, but other than that, everything\u2019s OK,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m feeling great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline later confirmed to CBS that there was a maintenance issue with a tire and that the aircraft was no longer in service and under inspection by American Airlines maintenance teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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