Photo Courtesy: Yeager Airport
A Jackson County pilot is forced to make an emergency landing at Yeager Airport.
It happened around 12pm Sunday.
John Upton was flying his single engine Cessna from Ravenswood to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Shortly after takeoff, he noticed that there was a problem with the landing gear.
Upton decided to fly to Yeager Airport in Charleston because they had the proper emergency equipment to handle the situation.
There was a small fire when he attempted to land the plane, but firefighters were able to put it out.
Upton was the only person on board and didn't get hurt.
The single engine plane was placed on a trailer still leaking fuel and towed to an isolated spot near the general aviation area. The accident blocked the airport's main runway for a time.
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