Small Plane Comes Down Safely After Landing Gear Malfunction
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A small plane was forced to land on its 'belly' at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport on Sunday.
According to a Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport official, a Piper Arrow airplane – which is a single engine propeller aircraft – reported an unsafe landing gear indicator as it approached the airport.
The pilot then burned off fuel in a safe area around the airport before making a gear up landing on runway number 27.
The small plane landed safely without any incident or injuries.
#flfr video belly landing today ft laud exec airport. @JackSeiler @leefeldman pic.twitter.com/y6HYAVKJnB
— FLFR PIO (@FtLaudFire) August 9, 2015
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