A JetBlue plane makes an emergency landing at LAX after the front landing gear was stuck in a sideways position. The plane landed safely after the tires caught on fire. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
A JetBlue airplane makes an emergency landing at LAX with its front wheel locked in a different direction. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Smoke trails a JetBlue airplane making an emergency landing at LAX with its front wheel locked in a different direction. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Flames engulf the front landing gear, which was stuck in a sideways position, of the JetBlue flight. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Firefighters help passengers from a JetBlue airplane that made an emergency landing at LAX. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Spectators watch as a JetBlue airliner makes an emergency landing at LAX. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
One of the pilots comes out to check the airplane after the landing. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
A passenger waves from a JetBlue airplane that made an emergency landing at LAX. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Onlookers watch clean-up efforts after the emergency landing at LAX. (Wally Skalij / LAT)