Plane Makes Unscheduled Landing

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A United Airlines jet made an unscheduled landing at Indianapolis International Airport after the crew smelled a smoky odor in the cockpit.

None of the 71 passengers and crew members aboard the Boeing 767 Sunday night (16 March, 2003) was injured, airport spokesman Dennis Rosebrough said.

United Flight 239 landed in Indianapolis about 8 p.m. while making a nonstop flight from Washington D.C.'s Dulles Airport to San Francisco, United spokesman Chris Brathwaite said.

The crew did not see smoke, Brathwaite said.

Passengers were taken to an airport gate aboard shuttle buses because all other United gates were occupied at the time.

Mechanics planned to examine the aircraft to determine the source of the odor, Brathwaite said.

He did not immediately know how long the plane would remain in Indianapolis, or how passengers would complete their trips to San Francisco.