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Emergency Landing At Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - The pilot of a small plane walked away seemingly unscathed after making an emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

The pilot, who reported landing gear problems, flew around west of the airport for a while to burn off fuel.

He then carefully brought it down on the runway, landing on the aircraft's belly.

The pilot was the only person on the plane.

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