Belly landing
Photo courtesy of the Israel Airports Authority
Light plane lands on nose; no injuries
Pilot forced to perform nose landing at Ben Gurion Airport after front landing gear fails
A light plane carrying nine passengers and crewmen en route to Tel Aviv successfully performed a nose landing on Wednesday after its front landing gear failed.
Landing
A state of emergency was declared at the Ben Gurion Airport after the pilot reported the malfunction. All passengers were unharmed but the airport froze all landings.
Video courtesy of the Israel Airports Authority (באדיבות רשות שדות התעופה)
The Ayit Aviation's light aircraft was making its way from Rosh Pina to Tel Aviv when the pilot detected that the front landing gear had malfunctioned and asked the control tower to land at the Ben Gurion Airport.
The airport diverted two planes getting ready to land to Cyprus to allow the landing. The aircraft eventually landed on its two rear wheels and sustained some damage. No passenger was harmed.
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