This image from WABC-TV shows emergency crews hosing down the plane with foam.
The plane was carrying 31
passengers and three crew members. U.S. Airways spokesman Davien
Anderson told CNN that no injuries were reported.
US Express Flight 4560,
operated by Piedmont Airlines, took off from Philadelphia around 11 p.m.
Friday night. The plane reported a landing gear issue upon approach to
Newark and stuck with a holding pattern before landing on its belly
around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, an hour after it was scheduled to
arrive. Upon landing, passengers and crew members were evacuated. They
were transported to the terminal where they gathered their luggage and
departed the airport, Anderson said.
An investigation into the
matter is ongoing. US Airways is fully cooperating with the National
Transportation Safety Board, Anderson said.
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