The single-engine aircraft that had an issue with its landing gear today at the Pensacola International Airport has been cleared and the airport has returned to normal operations.
Update 4:20 p.m.:
The Pensacola Airport is still closed to air traffic at this time. We will continue to monitor this story.
Update 3:14 p.m.:
City of Pensacola Chief Operations Officer Tamara Fountain said that there is no time estimate yet on when the aircraft will be removed.
"We are in the process of removing the airplane from the intersection of the runway, and that is an operation protocol," Fountain said. "As soon as we have confirmation that it's been removed, we will let you know."
Fountain said that the airport will continue to be closed for operations until the aircraft is removed from the runway.
"Though there are no injuries, no fire, it is standard protocol to call an Alert III for this kind of situation," she said.
Original story:
A small single-engine aircraft had an issue with its landing gear today at the Pensacola International Airport.
The aircraft experienced collapsed landing gear and came to a stop at the intersection of the runways. It is classified as an Alert III (actual accident), with no injuries, no fire, or threat of fire.
Since the aircraft is at the intersection of the runways, the airport will be closed for operations until aircraft is able to be moved.
- Source: http://www.pnj.com
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