1.   But the scientists in the Washington lab could not confirm that the nose gear had explosive residue.

2.   The plane lost steering control after landing, and the nose gear collapsed after hitting a berm on the runway, said Kathleen Bergen of the Federal Aviation Administration.

3.   Too much air in the oily fluid would make the nose gear and steering mechanism respond sluggishly, engineers feared.

4.   Part of the nose gear was jarred loose during the touchdown, the airline said.

5.   He shakes hands with the workers who throw the chocks under the nose gear of his Miami Air charter to keep it from rolling out of place.

6.   It was unclear whether the boys stowed away on the plane or were accidentally trapped in the nose gear while playing.

7.   Robinson said the nose went off the runway because the pilot had only limited steering in the front nose gear as a result of the hydraulic problem.

8.   The back wheels touch down first, then the nose gear.

9.   When he landed the plane, the nose gear was either still in the raised position or collapsed upon impact, Myers said.

10.   The aircraft was forced to abort its first landing run but touched down on its second attempt after the pilot confirmed that the nose gear had been lowered.