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, CNN affiliate Nine News reported.
Footage shows the plane approaching the runway without its landing gear activated before touching down and skidding along the tarmac until coming to a stop.
“It was a great result, really well done by the pilot,” Humphrey reportedly said.
“I could hear him on the air, he sounded very calm to me.”The plane had been circling the airport for several hours in order to burn fuel.
Persons:
Wayne Humphrey, ” Humphrey, “, Humphrey
Organizations:
CNN, Newcastle Airport, Nine, NSW police, Port Macquarie
Locations:
Australia’s New South Wales, Newcastle, Port, Sydney