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Friend of mine, and he abruptly tells me he doesn't have time to talk to me because he's busy watching this plane story on the television and then i realize that that was the plane that dave was on. >> jetblue flight 292 is getting ready to land. >> flight 292 on its final approach for an emergency landing. >> the moment is horrifying for those watching live. but nothing compares to the terror on board. >> brace, brace, brace! >> as we're coming in and they're yelling "brace, brace, brace!" >> brace, brace, brace! >> it seemed like it went on forever. like when are we going to touch down? [ ba...

Sparks and flames erupting from beneath the plane. >> as we came in and the plane finally stopped, there was this moment of almost silence, and then all of a sudden somebody yelled out -- >> right on! >> whoo! >> and then we all just erupted. >> flight 292 jetblue has landed at l.a.x. safely. >> meanwhile barbara is a wreck. >> i wasn't able to get to a television, so the first thing i did was dial dave's phone number. i dialed it a few times. that was the worst ten minutes of the my life because i had no idea what was going on. >> at last barbara's call goes through just as the plane grinds t...

Beneath the plane. >> as we came in and the plane finally stopped, there was this moment of almost silence and then all of a sudden somebody yelled out -- >> right on! >> whoo! >> and then we all just erupted. >> flight 292 jetblue has landed at l.a.x. safely. >> meanwhile, barbara is a wreck. >> i wasn't able to get to a television, so the first thing i did was dial dave's phone number. i dialed it a few times. that was the worst ten minutes of the my life because i had no idea what was going on. >> at last barbara's call goes through just as the plane grinds to a stop. >> he picks up the pho...

As i was exiting the plane, i actually got a wonderful shot of the landing gear completely shaved in half. >> when barbara arrives home that evening, dave shows her the message he taped. >> i love you, and everything is going to be groovy. >> i felt really special, and i understood that he loved me, so i was very thankful to have him sitting there next to me on the couch. >> two years later in august, 2007, the landing of a china airlines flight in okinawa, japan, makes dave's experience seem tame by comparison. 157 passengers run for their lives, as their plane goes up in flames on the tarmac...

Problem and prepares for an emergency landing. >> brace, brace, brace. >> a terrified passenger films the entire ordeal and records what could be his final good-byes. >> just thought i'd leave a message just in case that i love you. >> normally dave is a light-hearted guy, a comedian from southern california. >> you were filling the gas tank you would never leave. >> but on september 21st, 2005, he's in no mood for a long cross-country flight to new york. >> i woke up early and i woke up tired because my girlfriend and i had been in a big argument the night before. >> i dropped him off at the ...