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Morgan Freeman’s Plane Forced to Make Emergency Landing in Mississippi, USA
Actor Morgan Freeman was uninjured after his plane blew a tire while taking off at an airport in Mississippi and had to make an emergency landing.
In a statement, Freeman, 78, said that he was on his plane en route to Texas to shoot a segment for National Geographic’s “The Story of God.”
“Sometimes things don’t go as planned and a tire blew on take-off which caused other problems,” said Freeman. “But thanks to my excellent pilot Jimmy Hobson we landed safely without a scratch. I cannot say the same about my plane. I appreciate the concern and prayers for our safety.”
Clarksdale, Mississippi, Mayor Bill Luckett, a friend of Freeman, told ABC News that the actor’s plane made a forced landing in Tunica after taking off from Clarksdale Saturday.
Luckett said that the plane had to burn off fuel before attempting to land.
The plane went off the runway after landing in Tunica around 5 p.m. local time, according to the mayor.
Luckett said Freeman and the pilot – the only two people on board — were fine, and that Freeman was scheduled to hop on another aircraft to take him to Houston.
The mayor said he didn’t know the extent of the plane’s damage.
Freeman, known for this riles in “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Driving Miss Daisy,” has been nominated for five Academy Awards and won a best supporting actor Oscar for “Million Dollar Baby.” Freeman was also awarded the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards.
Courtesy of abcnews.go.com
Plane Makes An Emergency Landing As Undercarriage Collapses At Johannesburg Intl airport
The aircraft on the runway at Tambo airport. Pic: Warren Mann
Passengers flying from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg, South Africa, had a lucky escape when the landing gear of their aircraft broke off on landing.
The jet, operated by Comair under a British Airways franchise, was on final approach to OR Tambo airport when the pilot warned the 94 passengers there was a problem with the landing gear.
Passenger Warren Mann told Sky News that after the aircraft touched down the wheel collapsed and the plane skidded along the runway creating a shower of sparks.
“It happened on impact as far as I remember – it all happened so quickly,” he said.
“There was a bang and a shudder. The pilot said after we landed that the left landing gear had broken off. I think he did well to keep it on the runway.
Fire crews sprayed part of the plane with foam. Pic: Warren Mann
“The wing of the plane was scraping along the ground and the fire brigade came over and sprayed the plane with foam.
“It was quite an experience – not one I’d wish to repeat. But luckily there were no injuries.”
A spokesperson for British Airways said the aircraft did not belong to the airline and no-one was injured.
Courtesy of Sky News
Plane makes an emergency landing at Fairfield County Airport, USA
Two men survived a rough landing Saturday at the Fairfield County Airport.
“After we took off, the light for the landing gear indicated there was something wrong,” said Jon Lester, co-pilot of 2001 Socata Trinidad 20.
Lester, 55, was flying with pilot Dwight A. Nippert, 46. Both men are of Lancaster.
“We circled the field and they told us that the nose wheel had not fully come down,” Lester said. The first emergency calls into the 911 center came at 12:30 p.m.
When it was clear that there might be a tough landing Lester texted his wife, Jenny, that they were having problems.
She arrived at the airport before they made their landing.
Also responding to the emergency, were firefighters form Greenfield, Bloom, and Pleasant townships, along with Lancaster. The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Highway Patrol also responded.
Jenny said her husband had been flying for four years and was an accomplished pilot with a commercial license.
Lester said that once they knew the landing gear wasn’t in place, they circled the field to burn off fuel and then came in very slow.
Nippert handled the landing and Lester handled all the other controls.
“Considering what it was, it was a very smooth landing,” Lester said. “We came down nice and slow and glided to a smooth landing, with the nose tipping into the ground at the end.
As the plane touched down and fire engines and medic units rushed to the end of the field to the aircraft, the two men got out.
“No one was injured in the crash,” said Lt. Chad Johnson, Greenfield Township Fire Department.
By 1:15 p.m., airport personnel were moving the aircraft into one of the hangars for further investigation of what went wrong with the nose wheel.
“I’m just glad they all made it down safely,” Jenny said.
Courtesy of lancastereaglegazette.com
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