The plane was forced to circle above Newcastle Airport for several hours before its pilot made a 'textbook' emergency landing earlier this year. The pilot and two passengers walked away unhurt.
An air safety report has found a fatigue crack in the steering link of a light plane was behind an emergency landing earlier this year.Share article
Three people walked away unhurt after the light plane made a "textbook wheels-up" emergency landing at Newcastle Airport on May 13. "Shortly after the aircraft departed Williamtown, the landing gear malfunctioned and jammed in a partially retracted position," the report read.The report said despite scraping along the tarmac, the aircraft sustained only minor damage."As the pilot retracted the landing gear during the initial climb, mechanical crunching noises were heard," the ATSB said.
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