maleficent

Hmmmm... .. I don't remember what year it was... I was on a cross country from NY to Phoenix... and we weren't that far from landing when the pilot came on and said there was a problem with the landing gear... and we were going to be landing on an emergency runway. Looking out the window you could see about 2 dozen fire trucks, comforting I suppose, but when you think you are about to chase the plane you are on, it's not. At that point I'm kicking myself for sitting in the back of the plane (this w as so long ago - it was t he smoking section)

We assumed the crash position and made avery rocky landing... in the few minutes we're bouncing down the runway, I wasn't too sure if it was the last time I would be landing in a plane... Life flashing before my eyes? nope, didnt happen... I remember being very calm, and completely at peace thought I could hear people screaming and crying all around me.. .I'm sure it was chaos but it seemed like I was a million miles away from there...

We left the plane via the emergency chutes, which was kinda cool and went on our merry way... I don't remember what the problem was... but the pilot seemed to have done a heroic job of landing that bad baby... Getting on a plane 3 days later to go home was a struggle... to this day, I always hear the landing gear on the plane, and I always hear it lock.

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