South Metro Hearth Rescue responded to Centennial Airport after a single-engine aircraft belly-landed there Monday afternoon.
At roughly 1:50 p.m., a Rockwell Commander 112 landed gear up — also called “stomach touchdown” — on runway 17R, airport officials stated.
Two passengers and a pilot had been onboard and safely exited the aircraft with out accidents, in keeping with a tweet from South Metro.
The pilot extinguished a small hearth earlier than firefighters arrived, officers mentioned.
Two runways, 17R and the close by 35L, stay closed.
Replace: A Rockwell Commander 112 landed gear up on runway 17R. Two folks had been onboard and safely exited the plane with out accidents. A small hearth occurred and was extinguished previous to firefighters arriving. pic.twitter.com/H1HsDyxX6x
— South Metro Hearth Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO) July 3, 2023
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