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Pilot makes emergency belly landing at Arlington airport
« on: May 23, 2025, 14:20:17 UTC »
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/emergency-belly-landing-arlington-airport/3847232/

(incredible video in the link of the  landing, nicely done !!!!!)

The pilot of a twin-engine Cessna made an emergency belly landing at Arlington Municipal Airport on Thursday.

With gears retracted, the pilot touched down on a foam-covered runway at about 12:42 p.m. and slid to a stop.

A few moments later, two people exited the aircraft with their luggage and walked away, apparently uninjured.

John Illson, an aviation safety expert with decades of commercial airline experience as a captain and advisor to the FAA, said foam is generally applied to runways during abnormal landing situations to reduce fire risk.