Passengers escape harm as airplane makes belly landing at US airport
A US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble.
No injuries were reported.
US Airways spokesman Davien Anderson says a turboprop plane that left Philadelphia shortly before 11pm Friday landed safely at Newark with its landing gear retracted at about 1am today.
Anderson said the flight, being operated by Piedmont Airlines, was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members.
He says the plane circled Newark in a holding pattern while working to get the gear down.
After several failed attempts to get the gear down, the plane landed on its belly.
The passengers were evacuated to the terminal by bus.
The video below shows the craft landing this morning, watch for the moving lights coming closer and the sparks as the plane's belly hits the runway.
