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92-Year-Old Pilot Makes Emergency Landing at St. Pete Airport
Watch as the small private plane belly flops and skids to a stop at the Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg.
This 92-year-old private pilot skillfully landed his small plane with a thud after the landing gear failed to open.
The belly flop and crash landing were caught on video at the small St. Petersburg airport. Watch as the elderly pilot gainfully climbs out of the cockpit and hugs his wife, as firefighters show up at the scene.
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