Short Final: The Lighter Side of Flight

August 30, 2007 Piper Arrow pilot was on a 1/4-mile final, making a late-night emergency landing at MSP due to a faulty nosegear indicator, with fire trucks and emergency vehicles lining both sides of the runway. Overheard:Wow, not even [U.S. President] Bush gets this kind of treatment when he lands! (The nose wheel held up O.K.)

Editorial Staff

Updated Apr 10, 2019 4:05 PM EDT

August 30, 2007

Piper Arrow pilot was on a 1/4-mile final, making a late-night emergency landing at MSP due to a faulty nosegear indicator, with fire trucks and emergency vehicles lining both sides of the runway.

Overheard:
Wow, not even [U.S. President] Bush gets this kind of treatment when he lands!

(The nose wheel held up O.K.)

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