Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, May 2, 1994                   TAG: 9405020062
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: CHARLOTTE, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short

USAIR JET'S LANDING GEAR FAILS, NO INJURIES

The F-100 plane, which can hold 100 passengers, landed on its back wheels until the last third of the runway, when it slid on the nose, USAir spokesman John Bronson said. There were sparks but no fire and no injuries, Bronson said. - Associated Press