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NASA Plane Makes Belly Landing at Airport in Houston, Texas
The WB-57 slid on the runway after gear failure; no injuries reported and cause under investigation, officials said.
- On Tuesday around 11:30 a.m., a NASA WB-57 aircraft made a gear-up landing at Ellington Airfield in Houston, Texas, causing a runway landing issue.
- The WB-57 high-altitude research plane, operated by NASA's Johnson Space Center out of Ellington Field, flies above 63,000 feet and carries two crew members for scientific missions.
- Aerial and station video depict the NASA WB-57 plane landing with gear not fully deployed and emergency crews assisting the pilot as he climbs out of the cockpit.
- Houston Airports said Runway 17R-35L is closed until the aircraft can be removed and first responders with a military subcontractor are handling the response; NASA reported all crew are safe and will investigate.
- What caused the gear failure is unclear, and NASA officials have not released details; KHOU 11 and others have reached out as the developing story unfolds.
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NASA plane makes fiery belly landing at Houston airfield
The two-person crew of a NASA plane is safe after the aircraft’s landing gear failed, leading to a fiery belly landing at a Houston airfield on Tuesday. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the incident occurred around 11:25 a.m. at Ellington Airport when a Martin WB-57, a high-altitude research plane, experienced the mechanical issue as it touched down. The aircraft then slid down the runway with smoke and flames spewing out before…
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The aircraft was reportedly forced to land due to a fault, without its wheels being lowered.
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