well, they would probably take the control yoke as they say and they would push it forward and then use the rudder pedals down here until it came to a stop. i asked him what the worst-case scenario could have been at laguardia. the worst-case scenario is where the aircraft fails, gets down in the dirt and gets into some type of a spin or even a cartwheel. with much of the fuel in the wings, that could spark a much larger fire. the laguardia accident isn t a first. in june 2007 a southwest 737 had a nose gear collapse in oakland, california. the pilot did have advanced warning then and made an emergency landing. when i asked hyatt if this is a problem unique to southwest airlines or to the 737, he said no. the main issue, he says, is the frequency of takeoffs and