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Student pilot and instructor unhurt after they fail to extend landing gear while practicing landings at Terrell Municipal Airport.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:22am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Student Pilot, Trainer Accidentally Land Without Extending Landing Gear.

A student pilot and trainer escaped injury Monday after accidentally landing a plane without extending the landing gear.

A student pilot and trainer escaped injury Monday after accidentally landing a plane without extending the landing gear.

According to a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration, the student pilot and trainer were doing a touch-and-go landing at the Terrell Municipal Airport when, apparently, neither the student pilot nor the trainer remembered to extend the landing gear.

The plane, a 1962 single-engine Mooney M-20, came down on it's belly before coming to rest near the side of runway 17/35.

The plane suffered no visible damage and neither the student pilot nor trainer were injured.

The airport is located on the 200 block of Silent Wings Boulevard. Runway 17/35 remains closed while the aircraft is removed from the runway.

The FAA is investigating the incident.

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