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2008/09/28

King Air lands Safely in Adelaide


What: privately chartered twin-engine King Air belonging to Adelaide-based company Corporate Aircraft Charter en route to Kingscote on Kangaroo Island
Where: Adelaide Airport Australia
When: September 27, 2008 at 11.20am
Who: Brenton Hollitt and passengers
Why: Pilot Brenton Hollitt reported difficulties with its landing gear. The plane landed safely , remaining upright despite its landing wheels not locking into place. The plane landed "on its fuselage in a cloud of smoke, with the aircraft skidding sideways on the runway." The pilot was praised as " professional, calm, just terrific, I can't praise him highly enough." "
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