Rough Landing

The undercarriage from a British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that landed short of the runway is seen at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday Jan. 17, 2008. The jet's "rough landing" tore its underbelly, damaged its wings and skidded to a halt before emergency chutes deployed. All 152 passengers and crew escaped safely, but eight suffered injuries.

Emergency chutes are seen deployed from the British Airways Boeing 777 plane that landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday Jan. 17, 2008. The flight from Beijing made an emergency landing and all passengers were evacuated. The aircraft landed just yards from a busy perimeter road. The impact wrecked the undercarriage and caused extensive damage to both wings.

An escape chute deployed from the British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport is seen Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The impact wrecked the undercarriage and caused extensive damage to both wings.

The British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport is seen, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. All passengers were evacuated and three were assessed for minor injuries following the incident. The aircraft appeared to have landed just yards from a busy perimeter road. The impact wrecked the undercarriage and caused extensive damage to both wings.

A British Airways plane is seen after flying in from China and landing short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008.

Rescue crews stand around a British Airways aircraft which landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The Boeing 777, on a flight from Beijing, made an emergency landing and all passengers were evacuated. The aircraft appeared to have landed just yards from a busy perimeter road, and the impact wrecked the undercarriage and caused extensive damage to both wings.

The wheels and undercarriage, left, of the British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that landed short of the runway are seen at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday Jan. 17, 2008. All passengers were evacuated and three were assessed for minor injuries. The aircraft appeared to have landed yards from a busy perimeter road. The impact wrecked the undercarriage and caused extensive damage to both wings.

Rescue crew stands around a British Airways plane which landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The Boeing 777, on a flight from Beijing, made an emergency landing and all passengers were evacuated. The aircraft appeared to have landed just yards from a busy perimeter road, and the impact wrecked the undercarriage and caused extensive damage to both wings.

The wheels and undercarriage of the British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that landed short of the runway are seen at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday Jan. 17, 2008. The plane made an emergency landing and all passengers were evacuated. Three passengers were assessed for minor injuries following the incident. The impact wrecked the undercarriage and caused extensive damage to both wings.

An emergency chute lies alongside the damaged wing of a British Airways plane which landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The Boeing 777, on a flight from Beijing, made an emergency landing and all passengers were evacuated.

Wreckage including the wheels and undercarriage of a British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport is seen Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The plane made an emergency landing and all passengers were evacuated. Three passengers were assessed for minor injuries following the incident.

Cars pass along the perimeter road close to the stricken British Airways Boeing 777 plane that landed near the road, short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, Friday Jan. 18, 2008. The British Airways passenger jet flying from China, crash landed, skidding to a halt before emergency chutes deployed, and all 152 passengers and crew escaped safely.

Accident investigators look through the wreckage from the British Airways Boeing 777 plane flying from China that crash landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport the day before, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.