That is what passengers of Jet Blue flight 292 were doing...
Unbelievably, the passengers became aware of the seriousness of the situation by watching coverage of their own ordeal on their personal satellite televisions mounted in the seatbacks. The pilot initially told the passengers that there was a problem with the landing gear not retracting into the plane. This information was not that disturbing but as passengers saw their own story being reported as a national event on MSNBC, panic quickly ensued.
Read this whole account...it is amazing.
I have been very lucky with my flights around the world. I have only had lost luggage once and I've never had any sort of frightening incidents, other than a couple of bumpy rides across the Pacific. Knock on wood.
UPDATE: Makes you want to run out and jump on an A320, doesn't it?
The problems with JetBlue Flight 292 marked the seventh time that the front landing gear of an Airbus jet has locked at a 90-degree angle, forcing pilots to land commercial airliners under emergency conditions, according to FAA records.
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