Yesterday afternoon a distress call was received from an aircraft due to land at Welkom having an undercarriage emergency.
After deciding to route the aircraft to Tempe Airport, Bloemfontein, member of Mangaung Fire and Rescue Services, Free State College of Emergency Care, VR Medical, Life Rosepark Hospital, Trauma Response Africa Emergency Management and Incident Response &SAPS responded to the airport where a command structure was established.
After exhausting all options to lower the landing gear, there was no other choice for the pilot but to conduct a wheels-up landing.
With all services in position, the aircraft landed and officials were on the scene within seconds to assist the occupants to safely disembark.
No one sustained any injuries.
An aircraft due to land at Welkom had an undercarriage emergency and had to make an emergency landing https://t.co/gPbIzNVE4d#ArriveAlive #Aircraft #EmergencyLanding pic.twitter.com/2RPP6olVBl— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive)…
