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Hero pilot scrapes plane on ground in emergency landing - watch the video

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September 28, 2010, 18:09:44
Sixty grateful passengers say a pilot saved their lives by managing to land with only ONE set of rear wheels.

The unnamed hero brought the plane down safely on a runway at New York's JFK airport after the landing gear under the right wing failed to deploy.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/09/28/a-wing-a-prayer-and-a-one-wheeled-landing-115875-22592368/
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Reply #1: September 28, 2010, 18:54:43
He did a great job there, though you might have wanted the stewardess to have a bout of coughing or something :lol: :lol:
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Reply #2: September 28, 2010, 22:17:04
Wasn't quite what I expected..  :eek: for a minute there thought one of the grandkids noisy toys had sprung to life by itself.. :lol:
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