we saw it a couple of times and now we're told from ktvi in st.hat that's not the affected plane, the one that reads united states airport on the side. that there is an lear jet in danger, out a ways and we're waiting for information on that. and as we take a look at the emergency crews who are on the ground awaiting the affected plane, and its possible possible landing gear in kahokia, illinois. we're not certain whether this plane that's affected will in fact attempt to touch down in illinois or might perhaps go to st. louis. jon scott, who is a pilot in addition to a fox news anchor, is here with me on the set. is there any reason other than a longer runway that they'd go to i assume a busier airport. >> the longer runway as trace pointed out, you want to have enough runway to bleed off the speed. the plane is going to come in, resuming the rear gear is working, they'll sit down on that rear gear and then the pilot will lift the elevator at the back of the plane and that will keep that nose off the ground for as long as possible until the air s

according to ktvi, a plane heading to parks airport in illinois is preparing for a crash landing.ances have been requested. the exact number of passengers, one report of eight people. we'll bring you more details as they become available. i don't think that's the plane. stay with us. i'm not sure if that's the plane. we're expecting some kind of crash landing scenario. we are told this is the plane. what happened was the plane flew by the tower for a visible, visual inspection. inside the tower, they said the landing gear was not deployed properly. they then determined the plane would have to make an emergency landing. they were preparing for a crash landing at this airport. they called in about four ambulances at least, we believe there are eight people on board that plane. we suspect will try to land soon. we will follow it for you. stay with us. we will bring you developments as they occur. >>> meanwhile, it's being called a smoking gun e-mail. new court documents reveal a connection between a concert promoter and death of michael jackson. let's go down to michelle turner in lo

i do want to mention this really quick, though, this is from cnn affiliate ktvi, we're told from our affiliate the chopper is going to st. louis lambert field. they believe that the plane in trouble is going to be diverted there instead. we're working to confirm all this information, but that is from our cnn affiliate that it is possible the plane in trouble that could be making that emergency landing has moved to a different airport, which is why we may not have seen a lot of action around here. >> miles, just to get your reaction from that, why would a plane not try to land on a perfectly good tarmac at an airport? why divert and go to a field? >> well, in this case, concrete is your friend. there is more of it at lambert field. so you've got a runway there at st. louis downtown which is approximately, just looking right here, it is about 7,000 feet in length. lambert field, not only would it might have additional -- might have additional crash readiness capability, but it has runways that extend beyond 11,000 feet. so, you know, that's a significant added bit of pad, if you will,