Airliner’s Close Call Blamed on Pilot’s Texting [VIDEO]


A pilot’s preoccupation with his cellphone caused his crew to forget to lower the landing gear just 500 feet above ground, according to a report issued Thursday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

The close call on Jetstar flight JQ57 on May 27, 2010 from Darwin to Singapore began when the pilot became fixated on...

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