Landing gear failure

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    Emergency Landing in St. Louis

    On May 1, 2013, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, a single engine Cessna Centurion made a belly landing.

    The pilot landed, and suffered a landing gear emergency. Though the landing gear collapsed, the pilot made a belly landing on the runway without any destructive acrobatics.

    The FAA is investigating.

    On May 1, three other Cessna’s suffered issues:
    -Cessna gear collapsed on rollout in Oakland CA
    -Cessna landed gear up in Missouri
    -Cessna towing banner flipped over off Louisiana runway, one minor injury

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