Newcastle Airport emergency: Passenger plane’s landing gear fails
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The landing gear of a passenger plane at Newcastle Airport has failed and emergency services rushed to the scene.
The Eastern Air Services plane, which was originally scheduled to fly from Newcastle to Port Macquarie, is currently circling over Newcastle Airport to burn fuel before attempting to land.
More than a dozen emergency services, including fire engines, are waiting on the airstrip, while an operations room has been set up at the adjacent Williamtown RAAF base.
“It is circling to burn fuel before attempting to land,” a spokesperson for NSW Fire and Rescue told Daily Mail Australia.
The Beech B200 Super King Air plane, which was intended to fly from Newcastle to Port Macquarie, is currently circling over Newcastle Airport to burn fuel before attempting to land
Several emergency services, including fire trucks, are waiting on the airport runway
“There are five fire engines ready.”
NSW Police and NSW Ambulance are also in attendance.
“Around 9.30am today, emergency services were called to Newcastle Airport following reports of an aircraft experiencing mechanical problems,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.
The Beech B200 Super King Air aircraft can carry up to 13 passengers (photo)
“Officers from Port Stephens Hunter Police District are at the scene.”
The Beech B200 Super King Air aircraft can carry up to 13 passengers.
Eastern Air Services is a family-owned airline based in Port Macquarie.
The company confirmed to this publication that the plane was still in the air shortly after 11 a.m., but declined to comment further, claiming they were “still working on it.”
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