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Venezuelan plane landed on its belly

Caracas, Venezuela - A Conviasa's Dash-7 suffered for problems with its undercarriage's right wheels

A four-engine turboprop Dash-7 aircraft operated by Conviasa airline has been forced yesterday to land on its belly with 40 passengers departed from Caracas: after finding problems with plane’s undercarriage, pilot chose the emergency solution landing on Margarita island at "Santiago Marino" International Airport (about 300 km from the capital). Firemen had sprayed foam across the runway before the a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 133166
Rome, Italy, 12/16/2005 13:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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