NEWARK (WABC) -- Dozens of people walked away unhurt after a U.S. Airways plane touched down without landing gear at Newark Liberty International Airport early Saturday.
An airline official says the flight had 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing after experiencing landing gear trouble.
No injuries were reported among the 31 passengers and three crew members.
The turboprop plane operated by Piedmont Airlines left Philadelphia shortly before 11 p.m. Friday and landed safely with its landing gear retracted at about 1 a.m. Saturday.
Officials say the gear came down only partially, and the plane circled Newark in a holding pattern while dumping fuel and working on the gear. After several failed, the pilot decided to pull the gear back and land the plane on its belly.
Passengers were evacuated to the terminal by bus. US Airways is reportedly cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident.
Courtesy of eyewitness news
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