No injuries as Cessna skids off runway
Emergency personnel tend to a twin engine plane that made a reported emergency landing at Long Island Mac Arthur Airport. (March 14, 2011) Credit: Kevin P Coughlin
A broken landing gear on a twin-engine Cessna forced the plane to skid off the runway at Long Island MacArthur Airport Monday, an airport spokeswoman said.
There were no injuries after a pilot with a passenger in the 1970 Cessna 414 made a scheduled landing at 11:49 a.m., airport spokeswoman Catherine Green said.
"Upon landing, a gear collapsed and the plane slid off the runway about 50 feet," Green said.
Green said the Ronkonkoma airport's fire-rescue team responded and the plane then was towed to its hangar for repairs.
Too many rainy weekends? ... LI Works: Making Countertops ... LEGO at Old Westbury Gardens ... Previewing the Knicks in the NBA Finals ... Get the latest news and more great videos at NewsdayTV
Too many rainy weekends? ... LI Works: Making Countertops ... LEGO at Old Westbury Gardens ... Previewing the Knicks in the NBA Finals ... Get the latest news and more great videos at NewsdayTV
