The aircraft suffered unidentified damage to its airframe. The pilot escaped from the plane seconds after the landing and was unharmed. #9News /vJwaIzysDt - 9News Adelaide October 10, 2022 #BREAKING: A pilot has performed an amazing emergency landing at Aldinga Airfield, after his landing gear became stuck.Įmergency crews were on standby as the pilot made his nail-biting descent. The footage was shared by national news service 9News and showed the plane as it finally landed with its wheels up before skidding smoothly across the runway on its belly. Meanwhile, the Beech E55 circled the area for around two hours to get rid of excess fuel before attempting to make an emergency landing.Ī witness captured the incident on video from inside the airfield area. Firefighters doused the area in foam to minimize the risk of a potential fire when the plane impacted the runway. Three South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) fire trucks and police were deployed and waited for the aircraft to land. The plane’s maximum range with a full load is 10,700 km (6650 miles). In Swiss’ configuration, the Boeing 777-300ER offers 340 seats: 8 in First Class, 62 in Business Class and 270 in Economy Class. Just before landing in Aldinga Airfield (YADG), the pilot reported an issue with the landing clutch, meaning that the aircraft was unable to touchdown as normal. The aircraft is powered by two General Electric GE90-115BL, with a maximum thrust per engine of 115,300 lbs or 52,300 kg.
The incident took place on October 10, 2022, when the aircraft was flying across Adelaide. A Beech E55 Baron light twin-engine aircraft performed an emergency belly landing in Adelaide, South Australia, after a landing gear malfunction.
