No Injuries Following Small Plane's 'Belly Landing'
ARAPAHOE COUNTY (CBS4) - A small plane made a successful emergency landing at Centennial Airport late Sunday morning.
According to the airport's Twitter feed, the single-engine Cessna Cardinal's landing gear failed to lower. The pilot, the only person on board, was uninjured.
Single engine plane. Gear-up landing, RWY 10/28. 1 person on board, no injuries. @SouthMetroPIO responding. Awaiting removal of aircraft. pic.twitter.com/0uwYGsMGUV
— Centennial Airport (@FlyCentennial) March 12, 2017
Centennial Airport PIO - Single engine plane. Gear-up landing, RWY 10/28. 1 person on board, no injuries.... https://t.co/n7zs4qiXON
— 5280Fire (@5280Fire) March 12, 2017
Aircraft accident scenes are typically secured and kept unaltered until National Transportation Safety Board investigators have finished a physical evaluation. But according to airport officials, the NTSB aleady released the plane shortly after noon. The runway is now back open.