Skymaster Crash on CNN
 

1:00pm MST and CNN just showed a skymaster "crash land" with the gear up...
I think it was Palm Springs not certain. It shows the pilot come in with full control of the airplane with the gear extened but as the plane reaches flare height the gear colapsed and the plane skids down the runway.
I am sure they will play it over and over all day....you know the media loves plane "Crashes".
It looks to me like a good pilot made a good landing out of a bad situation.

Be Safe.

Wheels up
 

Yea, I saw the same thing at about 5:30 P.M. Tried to read the n number to see if it was anyone I know. Was not able to read it.
Jerry
N34EC:mad: :(

Small plane makes safe belly landing at Palm Springs




PALM SPRINGS, Calif (AP) -- A small twin-engine plane safely landed on its belly at Palm Springs International Airport on Wednesday after developing trouble with its landing gear.

The pilot, who was the only person aboard, was not injured and damage to the Cessna 337 was minimal, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Donn Walker.

The pilot was not immediately identified. The plane was registered to a Palm Desert resident.

The incident caused a one-hour "ground stop" that prevented Palm Springs-bound planes from landing, Walker said.

The Cessna, an unusual type with twin tails and engines at the front and rear of the fuselage, took off from Palm Springs about 9:45 a.m. and the pilot immediately reported a landing gear problem.

The plane circled the airport for about an hour while communicating with mechanics in the airport tower to determine if they could figure out a solution, Walker said.

The pilot eventually chose to land with the plane's gear up at 10:45 a.m. A fire truck quickly reached the aircraft but there was no fire.

Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2QD Make/Model: C337 Description: 337, M337, MC337, T337B/C/D/E/F/H (Turb
Date: 02/25/2004 Time: 1848

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor

LOCATION
City: PALM SPRINGS State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RWY 31L AT PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL ARPT. NO INJURIES
AND MINOR DAMAGE ARE REPORTED. PALM SPRINGS, CA
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Lucky me flies a Skymaster that will never have the gear-up problem. I'm so spoiled!
Fly SAFE!
JediI Nein

Ditto your coment Jedini can't bit the 336 and it lands so good too

N2QD has been registered to Donald Wade of Palm Desert since 1989.