Ukrainian navy head removed, faces treason probe

Ukrainian soldiers, left and unidentified gunmen, right, guard the gate of an infantry base in Privolnoye, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. Hundreds of unidentified gunmen arrived outside Ukraine’s infantry base in Privolnoye in its Crimea region. The convoy includes at least 13 troop vehicles each containing 30 soldiers and four armored vehicles with mounted machine guns. The vehicles — which have Russian license plates — have surrounded the base and are blocking Ukrainian soldiers from entering or leaving it. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Ukrainian soldiers, left and unidentified gunmen, right, guard the gate of an infantry base in Privolnoye, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. Hundreds of unidentified gunmen arrived outside Ukraine’s infantry base in Privolnoye in its Crimea region. The convoy includes at least 13 troop vehicles each containing 30 soldiers and four armored vehicles with mounted machine guns. The vehicles — which have Russian license plates — have surrounded the base and are blocking Ukrainian soldiers from entering or leaving it. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A Russian convoy moves from Sevastopol to Sinferopol in the Crimea, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops headed toward the regional capital of Ukraine’s Crimea region on Sunday, a day after Russia’s forces took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula without firing a shot. The new government in Kiev has been powerless to react. Ukraine’s parliament was meeting Sunday in a closed session. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A Russian convoy moves from Sevastopol to Sinferopol in the Crimea, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops headed toward the regional capital of Ukraine’s Crimea region on Sunday, a day after Russia’s forces took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula without firing a shot. The new government in Kiev has been powerless to react. Ukraine’s parliament was meeting Sunday in a closed session. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

An anti-Yanukovych protester sits next to his tent in Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops is heading toward the regional capital, Simferopol on the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine today. On the road from Sevastopol, the Crimean port where Russia maintains a naval base, AP journalists saw 12 military trucks. Russian troops took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula yesterday and are ignoring international protests. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Anti-Yanukovych protesters sit inside a tent as they guard one of the entrance in Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s current unrest, Ukraine, Sunday, March 2, 2014. A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops is heading toward the regional capital, Simferopol on the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine today. On the road from Sevastopol, the Crimean port where Russia maintains a naval base, AP journalists saw 12 military trucks. Russian troops took over the strategic Black Sea peninsula yesterday and are ignoring international protests. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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In this photo provided by Jared Rosenstein, a Southwest Airlines plane whose nose gear collapsed as it touched down on the runway is surrounded by emergency vehicles at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Monday, July 22, 2013. The plane was carrying 149 passengers and crew. (AP Photo/Jared Rosenstein) MANDATORY CREDIT

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A southwest airlines plane rests on the tarmac after what officials say was a nose gear collapse during a landing at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, July 22, 2013, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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A southwest airlines plane rests on the tarmac after what officials say was a nose gear collapse during a landing at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, July 22, 2013, in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane landed safely. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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NEW YORK (AP) — Both runways at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport were expected to be open Tuesday morning after the collapse of a plane’s front landing gear sent it skidding along the tarmac and temporarily closed the airport.

The front landing gear of Southwest Airlines flight 345 arriving from Nashville, Tenn., collapsed Monday right after the plane touched down on the runway, officials said.

Ten passengers were treated at the scene, and six were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, said Thomas Bosco, acting director of aviation for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees the area airports. The six crew members were taken to another hospital for observation.

Bosco said the nose gear of the plane collapsed when it landed at 5:40 p.m., and “the aircraft skidded down the runway on its nose and then veered off and came to rest in the grass area.”

He said there was no advance warning of any possible problem before the landing.

Bosco said the collapse closed the airport for more than an hour. One runway was being used again around 7 p.m., and a Port Authority spokesman said a crane loaded the plane onto a flatbed Tuesday to take it to a hangar, freeing the other runway for use later Tuesday morning.

Dallas-based Southwest said there were 150 people on the flight, while the Port Authority said the total was 149.

The flight was delayed leaving Nashville. Passengers heard an announcement saying “something was wrong with a tire,” said a passenger, Sgt. 1st Class Anniebell Hanna, 43, of the South Carolina National Guard.

At LaGuardia, “when we got ready to land, we nosedived,” she said. She and some family members were coming to New York for a visit.

“I hit my head against the seat in front of me,” she said. “I hit hard.”

The nose of the plane was “completely down on the ground,” said Richard Strauss, who was on a nearby plane waiting to take off. “It’s something that I’ve never seen before. It’s bizarre.”

Emergency crews were seen spraying foam toward the front end of the plane on the tarmac.

A rear stairwell or slide could be seen extending from the Southwest flight, said Strauss, who owns a Washington public relations firm. His plane, which was about 100 yards from the Southwest flight, wasn’t allowed to taxi back to the gate, he said.

The Port Authority said the passengers exited the plane by using chutes. Hanna said she was among the first to get off the plane, and could smell something burning when she got down to the tarmac. The passengers were put on a bus and taken to the terminal.

The FAA is investigating, as is the National Transportation Safety Board.

Bobby Abtahi, an attorney trying to catch a flight to Dallas, was watching from the terminal and heard a crowd reacting.

“I heard some people gasp and scream. I looked over and saw sparks flying at the front of the plane,” he said.

The landing gear collapse came 16 days after Asiana Flight 214 crash-landed at San Francisco’s airport, killing two Chinese teenagers; a third was killed when a fire truck ran over her while responding to the crash, authorities said. Dozens of people were injured in that landing, which involved a Boeing 777 flying from South Korea.

Longtime pilot Patrick Smith, author of “Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel. Questions, Answers, and Reflections” and AskthePilot.com, said landing gear issues are not high on the list of worries for pilots.

“From a pilot’s perspective, this is nearly a non-issue,” he said. “They make for good television, but this is far down the list of nightmares for pilots.”

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Associated Press writers Amanda Barrett, Deepti Hajela and Jennifer Peltz contributed to this report.

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