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Technical experts for that plane talking through the emergency -- now, this occurred shortly after takeoff, from what we're understand and the telegraph is reporting that the issue is with the right wing landing gear. now, we have not been able to confirm that at this point but that does present a pretty dynamic issue if it's one landing gear on either side that's not coming down. that can create a pretty big challenge for a pilot as they're coming in to land. we have dr. alan diehl who's a former ntsb investigator who's with us. doctor can you talk a little bit about what you've seen in the p...

Probably the right side drop to the pavement or grass perhaps if they're off the center line of the runway. leah: you mentioned getting as slow as possible, whether you're going to do a bell hi-up landing -- belly-up landing or if you're going to try to take it in with one gear up. you mentioned they might just try to do it that way, but, of course, there could be the belly-up landing approach as well. you also talked about wind and length of runway. tell us how they may select a particular runway to were better assist in the emergency landing. >> well, normally you try to land into the wind b...

Trace: it's a great point because a few years ago we saw a plane that came in, and the right landing gear was folded up and the plane had to land on that wing. it's very very tricky, and it's these types of things that you never get to do in a simulator -- leah: right. trace: -- because that's just not what you do. leah: right. and even in a simulator you can use these types of is scenarios, but you're not going to get the same feel, and the problem is you really a lot of times what the airplane feels like when you're coming in for a landing can contribute to the problem itself. you know, in t...