After a landing gear malfunction triggered smoke and fire aboard American Airlines Flight 3023 in Denver, all 173 passengers evacuated safely, but not without controversy.
An American Airlines safety video online clearly instructs passengers to leave their carry-on bags behind during an evacuation. Still, that message was apparently lost on some travelers aboard the Miami-bound flight Saturday afternoon.
Takeoff was aborted after the crew reported a possible incident with the landing gear, which led to a fire and smoke filling the cabin.
Video shot by passengers during the evacuation showed several passengers sliding down the emergency inflatable slides with their bags in hand. One person fell while carrying luggage in one hand and a child in the other.
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Chad Kendall, an aviation professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, said the incident illustrated the importance of following the safety instructions flight attendants give at the beginning of each flight…