The damaged jet sat inside a hanger Thursday at the airport, while federal aviation investigators poured over the Fokker 100 aircraft looking for clues. Flight 1107 was arriving at DFW from Charlotte, North Carolina. When the plane touched down the landing gear suddenly collapsed as the plane landed on its wing. There were no injuries among the 91 on board.
Passengers credit the pilot for being cool under fire.
Captain Yogi Logsdon agrees. He's been flying for 31 years. He says in a crisis like this, a pilot fights to stay on the runway and off the grass. In this case, the pilot kept the plane on the asphalt, pointing forward despite losing a wheel and dragging a wing. He says all of it happens in a matter of seconds.