The pilot, Peter Schott, and his passengers, a 60-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, walked unaided from the twin-turboprop Beechcraft Super King Air after landing at Newcastle Airport north of …
In this image taken from video, passengers alight after a light plane with three people aboard landed safely without landing gear at Newcastle Airport, Australia, Monday, May 13, 2024, after circling the airport for almost three hours to burn off fuel.MELBOURNE, Australia — A light plane with three people aboard landed safely without landing gear Monday after circling an Australian airport for almost three hours to burn off fuel.
Paramedics checked all three at the airport and none needed to be taken to a hospital, Humphrey said. “Pete the pilot, he did a wonderful job. He was awesome, 100% calm all the time,” Reynolds told Nine. Aviation safety expert Ron Bartsch said the pilot would have decided to return to Newcastle because the airport has better emergency response resources than are available at Port Macquarie.
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