纽约的拉瓜迪亚机场在飞机降落事故后关闭

 　　NEW YORK, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Air traffic was shut down at New York's LaGuardia Airport as the landing gear under the nose of a passenger plane collapsed¹ after landing early Monday evening.

　　The front wheel of Southwest Airlines Flight 345 from Nashville to LaGuardia popped while the plane was taxiing. The gear then buckled², forcing the nose to the tarmac, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey³, which operates LaGuardia.

　　Southwest Airlines said a total of 150 people, instead of previous media reports of 149, were on board.

　　Initial reports indicated five passengers and three flight attendants were treated for injuries. All passengers had left the plane and been transferred to the terminal, Southwest Airlines said in a statement.

　　The aircraft is a Boeing 737-700. Southwest is cooperating with local authorities on handling the accident, and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.

　　At least a dozen emergency vehicles were on hand at the scene. Heavy flight delays were reported, with the airport being temporarily closed.

　　The accident came less than three weeks after Asiana flight 214, bound for the United States from the Republic of Korea (ROK), clipped the runway upon landing and burst into flames at the San Francisco airport.

　　The Asiana crash killed three Chinese female students and left 182 passengers injured. Aboard the plane were a total of 291 passengers, among whom 141 were Chinese.

1 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

2 buckled   

a. 有带扣的

参考例句：

• She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
• The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。