Gluf 5 von Nike

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Hey Leute,

hab so kurz vor 20 Uhr zufällig auf CNBC Europe gezappt und hab gesehen das die da live von irgent nem Flughafen in den USA übertragen, da hat sich anscheinen ein Gulf 5 der Firma Nike auf ne Notlandung vorbereitet weil irgentwas mit dem rechten Hauptfahrwerk nicht gestimmt hat.

um 20 uhr haben die dann leider auf normale Nachrichten umgeschaltet und seit dem is nichtsmehr gekommen.

Weiß jemand wie das ausgegangen ist und ob der Vogel überhaupt schon am Boden ist?
da waren anscheinen 3 hohe Tiere von Nike drauf o_O

Lg peter

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das hab ich gerade gefunden. steht aber auch nichts drinnen das sie jetzt schon herunten sind.

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20051121&ID=5300584

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Nike Inc. corporate jet carrying seven people developed landing gear problems shortly after takeoff Monday and was preparing to make an emergency landing, officials said.

Neither Nike co-founder Phil Knight nor any sports stars were on board, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. A Nike official who spoke on condition of anonymity said Nike President and CEO William D. Perez was among those on board.

Vada Manager, a Nike spokesman, said those on board the Gulfstream V were three senior executives, a fourth Nike employee and three crew members. Nike is the world's largest athletic shoe and clothing company.

The right main landing gear on the chartered jet became stuck shortly after the plane took off from Hillsboro airport, bound for Toronto. Allen Kenitzer, an FAA spokesman, said the plane crew was trying to get advice on correcting the landing gear problem by talking with the Gulfstream company.

"The pilot is the ultimate authority in determining what to do with that airplane," Kenitzer said.

The crew was also taking steps to burn off fuel to lessen the risk of fire during an emergency landing. As of 11 a.m., the airplane had about three hours of fuel left, Kenitzer said.

Portland International Airport and the Hillsboro airport were both preparing for a possible emergency landing.

TV footage showed the right main wheel only about one-quarter extended, apparently blocked by the wheel door.

As it burned off fuel, the airplane made low passes over the Hillsboro runway, briefly touching the runway with the extended left landing gear and then lifting off again, said Connie King, spokeswoman for the Hillsboro Fire Department.

She said the reason for the "touch-and-go" maneuvers was apparently to try to jostle the other wheel down. However, she said the right wheel remained stuck.

Still, FAA spokesman Greg Martin said, "We have every reason to believe that they'll be able to execute a safe emergency landing."

"Phil Knight, the chairman, is not on board, nor are there any sports stars or spokesmen," he said.

He called the Gulfstream V "a great aircraft with a solid safety record" and said the pilots were trained to handle such landings.

Perez, 58, was named last Nov. 18 to succeed Knight as CEO. He had spent 34 years with S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., the privately held manufacturer of household products.

© 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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CNN ist aufgewacht:

Nike CEO praises pilots for safe landing
Corporate jet developed temporary landing gear problem

Monday, November 21, 2005 Posted: 2144 GMT (0544 HKT)

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- A Nike corporate jet carrying its CEO and six other people developed landing gear problems shortly after takeoff Monday but then made a safe emergency landing after the gear was unstuck.

The Gulfstream jet touched down at 12:11 p.m. PT at the airport in Hillsboro, Oregon, the same facility where the plane left, bound for Toronto, around five hours earlier.

Nike President and CEO William D. Perez was on the Gulfstream V. He joined the company last year when co-founder Phil Knight stepped down from daily management at the big athletic shoe and apparel company.

"The pilots -- unbelievable, unbelievable, what they did for us," Perez said afterward. "They were very calm, collected and professional, told us every maneuver they were going to try."

The others on board were two other senior executives, a fourth Nike employee and three crew members, the company said.

TV footage showed the right main wheel only about one-quarter extended, apparently blocked by the wheel door. The gear was back to normal when the plane finally landed.

Allen Kenitzer, an FAA spokesman, said the plane crew took steps to burn off fuel and talked with the Gulfstream company to get advice on freeing the landing gear.

"The pilot is the ultimate authority in determining what to do with that airplane," Kenitzer said.

The airplane made low passes over the Hillsboro runway, briefly touching the runway with the extended left landing gear and then lifting off again, apparently to jostle the other wheel down, said Connie King, spokeswoman for the Hillsboro Fire Department.

John O'Meara, a chief test pilot at Gulfstream who helped out from the ground, told MSNBC there was initially some difficulty keeping phone contact with the crew.

After that was solved, he said, "in following all the procedures that are already in the flight manual, we were able to talk them through that and ... they were able to get the gear down." The crew, he said, "did a magnificent job."

Perez, 58, was named last November 18 to succeed Knight as CEO. He had spent 34 years with S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., the privately held manufacturer of household products.

Originalartikel zu finden unter: http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/11/21/nikejet.landinggear.ap/index.html