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Small plane safely lands without gear in Winter Haven, police say

No injuries and no fuel leak, police say

Small plane makes landing without gear in Winter Haven, police say (Winter Haven Police Department)

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A small plane landed Saturday morning at Winter Haven Regional Airport without its landing gear engaged, according to police.

Winter Haven firefighters responded to the runway around 11:15 a.m., the police department said in a statement.

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The plane managed to land safely, police said, adding there was no fuel leak nor any other hazardous situations as a result.

No injuries were reported in the landing either, but police could not provide any further information about the aircraft or how many people were on board, the statement reads.

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The police department expressed thankfulness that the incident “didn’t evolve into a more serious situation.”


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