The Latest: Plane landed faster than normal in emergency
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on the plane that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia (all times local):
4:45 p.m.
A federal investigators says a plane that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia landed much faster than normal because they were concerned about losing control of the plane at a slower speed.
National Transportation Safety Board chairman Robert Sumwalt said the Southwest Airlines 737 landed at about 190 miles per hour. He says a typical plane lands at around 155 mph.
He says the leading edge of the left wing suffered damage after the plane blew an engine at 30,000 feet Tuesday and got hit by shrapnel.