Alert 1 - Purdue Airport

[rdale]

Citation Jet declaring an emergency, Tippecanoe Co Fire feed is streaming ops.

 

[rdale]

Landing gear problems.

 

[rdale]

Going to burn off about 20 minutes of fuel before attempting to land. PUFD staged.

 

[rdale]

Now upgrading to Alert 2

 

[rdale]

One mile out, going to do a low pass first.

 

[rdale]

PUFD following aircraft to the ramp, so must have safely made it.

 

[w2xq]

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Down, taxi to hanger 7, all good. But nothing heard as how they got the gear down. Hand crank?

 

[rdale]

Unless it was just a bad sensor.

 

[rdale]

Video (unfortunately starts after the plane lands ) and some pics.

http://www.jconline.com/article/201...ty-airport?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

 

[Confuzzled]

But nothing heard as how they got the gear down. Hand crank?

Ever see Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" episode "The Mission"? :wink:


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