NTSB report released on plane that landed without nose gear in Charlotte: Wednesday, July 12

A preliminary report has been released detailing what caused a plane to land without front landing gear at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport last month. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary findings Tuesday. The report states a fractured upper lock link, a mechanism of the landing gear system, prevented the nose landing gear from functioning properly.Delta Air Lines flight 1092, a Boeing 7171-200 aircraft, was en route to Charlotte from Atlanta on June 28 when the plane was forced to land without the nose gear.None of the 104 passengers or flight crew were hurt during the landing, which was captured on video by multiple passengers.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/ntsb-report-released-plane-landed-without-nose-gear-charlotte-north-carolina-plane-lands-without-landing-gear/275-a573e5f2-779a-43ae-94ab-5ac0b59f4676The outer loop of Interstate 485 reopened after a deadly crash near Pineville-Matthews Road closed the highway for hours Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Charlotte Fire Department units responded to a crash on the outer loop near Park Road around 12:30 p.m. It happened just past the exit for Pineville-Matthews Road near the Carolina Place Mall. Medic confirmed one person was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.The outer loop opened around 2:45 p.m., significantly earlier than some estimates expected. At one point, DriveNC.gov estimated the road would be closed until 5:30 p.m. It was one of multiple separate crashes on I-485 in that area Tuesday. Just before 7 p.m., one person was seriously injured in a crash, according to Mecklenburg EMS.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/traffic/major-delays-on-i-485-outer-loop-after-crash-near-pineville-matthews-road/275-dac15b6a-5cd4-4c18-b2fb-cbb5a2456a9f Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!