Check out the heart-pounding footage ... the Beach B-200 Super King plane approaches the runway without its landing gear activated, all thanks to a mechanical glitch -- and as you can see, it's super dramatic.The pilot had to put the plane down flat on its belly, while also making sure the propellers didn't slam into the ground. It's kinda like Capt. Sully and the"Miracle on the Hudson" ... just on land, and a much smaller aircraft.
Once the plane comes to a stop, you can hear thunderous applause from those in the control room, who helped guide the plane down to safety.Nine News reports the plane had circled the airport for hours to burn fuel to reduce the risk of explosion during the unorthodox landing.praised the pilot for remaining calm to execute the successful landing -- so calm in fact, the pilot was even able to drive himself home afterward!While it was a happy ending ...
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Plane makes successful wheels-up emergency landing in Australia after circling airport for hours(CNN) — Two passengers and a pilot emerged unscathed from a small plane after it was forced to land without landing gear following a mechanical failure at Newcastle Airport in Australia’s New South Wales. The plane, a Beach B-200 Super King, circled the airport for hours burning fuel before making a “textbook” wheels-up emergency landing,...
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