A-10 makes wheels-up landing at Edwards
Published: Thu Mar 27th, 2008Source: www.edwards.af.mil
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II made an emergency landing here without its landing gear at 5 p.m. Tuesday.The aircraft was participating in a Green Flag sortie out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The plane, which had one person aboard, was assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
The pilot safely exited the aircraft unharmed and was evaluated by flight surgeons here before being released.
"Edwards is uniquely suited to handle these kinds of in-flight emergencies," said base officials. "Not only do we have first responders who are well-prepared and equipped to work these incidents, Edwards has the benefit of an enormous lakebed, which can provide a soft landing for any aircraft in distress."
Although a lakebed landing was an option, the A-10 performed a landing on the base's primary landing strip, Runway 22, officials said.
A board of officers will investigate the incident.
A-10 makes wheels-up landing at Edwards.
Source: US Air Force
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