Super King Air Wheels Up Landing Newcastle 13/05/24

[Rotorwork]

Good Outcome

from ABC

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/plane-emergency-incident-newcastle-airport/103838786

 

A light plane has made a "textbook wheels-up" landing during an emergency at Newcastle airport.

Emergency crews were on standby after the pilot reported the plane's landing gear had failed just before 10am.

The aircraft had circled above for more than two hours before it made the landing at 12:18pm.

[planedriver]

A very concerning time for all on board, plus loved ones on the ground. Certainly not an enviable position to be in. However, the outcome is good in that all survived the ordeal unscathed thanks to the skill of the pilot.

Not being familiar with type. It would seem that there is no other means of manually lowerering the gear, or it would have been used?

It will be interesting to know the cause which will no doubt be revealed in time.

Aircraft can always be repaired or replaced, not so, those on board in most cases.

Edited May 13 by planedriver

[kgwilson]

There have been a few wheels up landings of late. Another bit of stupid reporting. First they say correctly the pilot was circling burning off fuel, then they interview a local and quote the statement "I knew he was dumping his fuel' which of course he wasn't as they had already said. Then again accuracy is not a trait of modern reporting.

[planedriver]

OMG KGW, don't say what's on the news is BS yet again?

[Rotorwork]

From ASN

 

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/387847

[danny_galaga]

1 hour ago, kgwilson said:

There have been a few wheels up landings of late. Another bit of stupid reporting. First they say correctly the pilot was circling burning off fuel, then they interview a local and quote the statement "I knew he was dumping his fuel' which of course he wasn't as they had already said. Then again accuracy is not a trait of modern reporting.

Yes and No. The journalist reported the correct thing, right? And then an interviewee voiced an opinion which is incorrect. Perhaps the only thing might have been to reiterate that the journalists statement was correct not the bystanders.

[facthunter]

Not a lot of planes have the facility of fuel dump systems. Mostly the larger stuff when the max landing weight is well under the Max take off weight. IF it's urgent you land overweight(carefully) and the plane  has to be inspected, if it's not a squeaker landing.  Nev

[Thruster88]

The only interesting thing about this is why there was only two passengers on a scheduled flight to the best place on earth.  

[skippydiesel]

2 hours ago, kgwilson said:

There have been a few wheels up landings of late. Another bit of stupid reporting. First they say correctly the pilot was circling burning off fuel, then they interview a local and quote the statement "I knew he was dumping his fuel' which of course he wasn't as they had already said. Then again accuracy is not a trait of modern reporting.

Yeah! I heard one excited reporter say, the air was filled with the smell of petrol???????

Edited May 13 by skippydiesel

[sfGnome]

Of course they were dumping fuel! It’s just that they were dumping it into the engine. 😁😁

[kgwilson]

The other gaffe was just plain funny. Their so called "Aviation Expert" on TV stated that they decided to do a "Belly Up" landing. That would have been great to watch, if a tad dangerous.

[Red]

Splendidly handled...get that pilot a drink