The Korea Herald

RAAF ACT’s role in pilot’s successful belly landing

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : May 16, 2024 - 17:52

    • Link copied


An aviation emergency in the New South Wales Hunter Valley on Monday ended with the best possible outcome. The pilot declared an emergency when his light plane's landing gear failed. In the hours it took to burn off enough fuel to attempt a belly landing a team of air force air traffic controllers worked through scenarios and put emergency equipment in place.