Archive · 18 Sep 2025
San Diego Airport Briefly Shuts Down After Plane's Landing Gear Failure
Imagine a plane was trying to land at the airport, but something went wrong with its wheels.
The wheels wouldn't go down properly.
The plane landed anyway, and it caused some smoke, so the airport had to stop all the other planes from taking off or landing for a little while.
Fire trucks rushed to the scene to make sure everything was safe.
This made some planes go to other airports instead, like Los Angeles.
Everything is back to normal now.
A private plane experienced a landing gear failure upon landing.
The incident occurred at San Diego International Airport.
The plane originated from Monterey.
The airport was shut down for approximately two hours.
Flights were diverted to Los Angeles.
- Who
- A private plane
- What
- Experienced landing gear failure, causing a temporary airport shutdown.
- When
- September 17, around 4:34 PM.
- Where
- San Diego International Airport.
- Why
- Due to landing gear failure.
- Event
- Landing gear failure
- Location
- San Diego International Airport
- Aircraft Origin
- Monterey
- Time of Incident
- Around 4:34 PM, September 17
- Duration of Shutdown
- Nearly two hours