Plane Malfunction Alerts Authorities to Santa Monica Airport
No one was injured in the Wednesday incident.
A plane malfunction occurred around noon on Wednesday, alerting ambulances, Santa Monica Police vehicles and Fire Departments trucks to Santa Monica Airport, the SMPD confirmed to Santa Monica Patch on Wednesday evening.
No one was injured in the incident.
After a small aircraft was unable to lower its landing gear, the pilot circled the plane around Malibu, police said. Eventually, the pilot was able to lower the gear manually, according to police.
The pilot safely landed the plane, and no injuries occurred.
Police said members of the SMPD and SMFD responded as a precaution.
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