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Nose Gear Breaks On Plane At Airport

POSTED: 11:26 am EDT July 27, 2006
UPDATED: 1:17 pm EDT July 27, 2006

An airplane's nose gear collapsed just after it left a gate at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday.

US Airways Flight 231, en route to West Palm Beach, Fla., was a few feet from the gate when the gear collapsed, according to airport spokeswoman JoAnn Jenny.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the collapse is unknown. Passengers were moved to another plane, authorities said.


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