FD: Pilot forgets to put down landing gear, has hard landing at Glendale Airport
Two people on the plane were unhurt.
Photographer: ABC15
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Posted: 01/04/2013
GLENDALE, AZ - A pilot and passenger escaped injury when their small plane made a hard landing at Glendale Airport, according to authorities.
According to a tweet from the Glendale Fire Department, the Cessna skidded after the pilot forgot to put the landing gear down.
There was no fire, no injuries and no fuel leak.
Air15 video showed the plane off the edge of the runway at the airport located near Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue.
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