Mississippi Cessna Belly landing
Pictured: A Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG
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Contact photographer Alex Dority
What: Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG George M Bryan Airport
Where: Starkville, Mississippi
When: 12: 05 PM Nov 5, 2009
Who: owner Ron Demeritt and instructor Rusty Bouchillon
Why: On landing, the front landing gear were malfunctioning, so they retracted the gear and performed a “belly” landing, where they hydroplaned 100 yards to a stop.
Demeritt has been flying for 20 years.