"Kingfish" wrote in message
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I just got a call from a friend who was watching the news showing live
shots of a Cessna making a belly landing at MMU. Sounds like one of
the mains wouldn't lock down - did anybody see this? I'm sure it'll be
on the 6pm news tonight.

I saw it on MSNBC while waiting in line somewhere. It looked like a Cessna
172RG. When he came in to land, only the left gear was out which left me
wondering why he did not retract it in the interest of directional control.
Once he touched down, it became obvious the left gear was not locked in the
down position when it safely retracted/folded back immediately on touchdown.
After some sparks and a short rollout, the emergency truck came and sprayed
the underbelly and the pilot got out a bit later. It took him a little
longer than I would expect but he may have tried to secure the plane in a
certain manner before exiting.

Good job by the pilot overall.

Marco