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Delta/Skywest Makes Safe Landing on one set of Landing Gear

What: Delta Air Lines/ SkyWest en route from Cincinnati to Milwaukee
Where: Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee Wisconsin
When: June 6, 2011
Who: 41 passengers, 3 crew
Why: On approach to the airport, the landing gear developed problems.

The plane made a safe landing at 10 pm Monday night on one set of landing gear. Passengers were bussed to the terminal. Once passenger was hospitalized.

According to news crews covering the incident, the plane looked tilted on the runway. The airport was closed for two hours after the landing.

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