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That. use your thrust reversers. not so much brakes. and the braking action was pretty good. the point being the braking action can go up and down depending upon the storm and whats going on out there. >> when snowstorms are coming in like that should they just stop all traffic going into laguardia? >> its a judgment call. this happens so rarely and there are so many planes that land in storms. planes have very sophisticated braking systems. >> how do you think this happened? >> i dont know. >> ...

We came out of the door out of the window rather and just sat down on the wing and slid down the wing. >> did it sound like a regular landing up until the moment that it started to slide? did you hear the thrusters deploy? >> everything seemed normal to me. everything sounded fine. it was just at that moment of impact or that moment of contact, i would say, that we started to lose control. i had no fear. i thought everything was normal until that point. >> the port authoritys defending the decis...

Miles an hour. all of the physics here matter because of laguardia airport. look at the length of this runway. you talk about lagardeaguardia airport, you talk about a runway about 7,000 feet long, the one they were aiming for, compared to other runways, newark more than 11,000 feet jfk, more than 14,000 feet. much more room to work with as they come in and try to execute a series of maneuvers with those mechanics you mentioned. their first one is theyve got to get that speed down before they hi...

Davis. they landed it safely but today is a tough one. >> well, tamron the laguardia airport is one of the most difficult airports to land in due to the urban congestion. its also really a peninsula that juts out into the bay and is bordered by water on all sides. its approximately 7,000 feet long. thats the length of the runway that the md-80 landed on and it is a sufficient length even when the runway is contaminated with ice and snow for this type of jet to stop in time. the jet is equipped w...

Deploys its reverse thrusters and the like. you have to use all of those things to get you slowed down, especially at laguardia which is not a very big field in general. as the plane is coming in, it clearly got onto the tarmac that was icing. starting to get much, much colder. temperatures dropping one or two degrees per hour and not getting any chance to get the snow to stop. in fact, this snow probably goes another four to six hours. were piling up the snow, making more and more ice. as it ge...

Fired at him killing him. the police say theyre going to review all video of the incident including officers body cams as part of their investigation. well stay on it. out of pl plane resting rights on its nose after skidding 60 treat offer the runway at marco island airport. it is a private jet. during landing the reverse thrusters and landing gear failed. of the nine people on board one was taken to the hospital. fortunately no serious injuries were reported. the faa is now investigating. ho...

>> under texas law, damages are limited to $250,000. duncans fiancee had to be quarantined for 21 days, but she was not included in the settlement. no time to waste now that a small spacecraft has successfully landed on a speeding comment. that lander has enough battery power to operate for less than three days before its solar panels must be used to recharge its instruments. abcs clayton sandell with more on this first of its kind mission. >> reporter: history was made 300 million miles away....

Abcs clayton sandell with more on this first of its kind mission. >> reporter: history was made 300 million miles away. by the first spacecraft to ever land on a comet. >> we are there, two days talking to us. >> reporter: the landing wasnt perfect. problems with thrusters and a harpoon system meant the rosetta philae lander bounced and is not securely anchored to the surface. >> maybe today we didnt land once, we even landed twice. >> reporter: the european space agency says they still dont kno...

Ferry. >> if you want to get to a higher level on a ship or ferry like the third, fourth or fifth level, could the mini rov climb? >> yes. they would have to have a good idea of the blueprint of the vessel. it can be disconcerted especially in something where it is flipped. stairs that would normally be on the bottom will be over your head. >> if anyone is found, the mini rov is equipped with a grabber, strong enough to pull a human being out of a sunken ship on its own. >> you are actually with...

Inside a ship, too, just as divers in south korea are doing to reach the upper floors on the doomed ferry. if you want to get to a higher level on say the ferry, could the mini rov actually climb? >> yes, they would have to have a really good idea of the blueprint of the vessel. because it can be very disconcer disconcer disconcerting, actually like that where it is flipped. and some doors can be overhead. >> reporter: and if the mini rov does find anything, it is small enough to pull a human gr...