LEWISTON, ID - A pilot and his dog walked away from an emergency landing at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport Thursday morning.
The plane circled the tarmac before attempting to make a smooth belly landing on the runway, after the pilot discovered a malfunction that disabled the wheels from fully extending. The plane skidded on it's belly before quickly coming to a stop. Eye witness Jim Otey said he and a group of bystanders were nervous for the pilot as they watched.
"We are all agreeing he did a beautiful job considering the circumstances," said Otey. "The wind was not exactly on line with the runway but he did a perfect job of setting it down."
There was minimal damage to the plane and no one was injured. The pilot has yet to be identified, however airport authorities told KLEW News that he and his dog were uninjured.
Story and video: http://www.klewtv.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N7107P
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7107P Make/Model: PA24 Description: PA-24 Comanche
Date: 10/18/2012 Time: 1935
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: LEWISTON State: ID Country: US
DESCRIPTION
PILOT REPORTED GEAR PROBLEMS. AFTER PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE
GEAR, THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. PILOT LANDED AND GEAR COLLAPSED
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SPOKANE, WA (NM13) Entry date: 10/19/2012
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