Pilot Survives 'Rough Landing' @ KARR

The weather around 1pm wasn't great around here either. I was just flying around Aurora yesterday not long after that occurred, airport seemed to operating OK.

The article:
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A small plane made a rough emergency landing at Aurora Airport Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

Officials said an individual was scheduled to fly his personal aircraft from Aurora Airport in Sugar Grove, Illinois, back to his home in Florida, but upon takeoff realized his plane was having electrical power problems.

All communication equipment in the cockpit lost power, btu the plane was still flyable, Aurora officials said. Airport staff tracked the plane on radar as it flew back to Aurora Airport, and air traffic control ordered the runway be cleared.

A light gun was used to guide the plane to a safe landing, but the landing gear did not fully deploy due to the electrical issues. As a result, the plane landed roughly on its belly. The pilot was not injured, and no fatalities were reported, Aurora officials said.

The plane was still on the airfield as of 1:30 p.m., but will be removed, according to the city.
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rk911 said:
Was it a 'Rough Landing' or a 'Crash Landing'? Nobody hurt, thankfully.
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Neither one, in my humble opinion... "gear-up landing". Definitely not a crash, probably not rough either, just noisy and expensive.
 
Not the first time.
Occurrence Date 1990-08-14 Aircraft Make BEECH
Aircraft Model F33A Damage MINOR
Document Last Modified 2012-08-08
Narrative RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT.
 
That would have been a profitable day to use the emergency extension, rather than electric. Gravity and springs do the work, very reliable.
 
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