Newcastle airport: Emergency crews rush to airport as passenger plane’s landing gear fails
A passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Newcastle Airport after it circled for hours trying to burn off fuel.
A huge emergency response was activated at Newcastle Airport amid reports the Beech B200 Super King Air’s landing gear had failed.
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7NEWS is reporting the landing was earlier delayed after one of the three passengers became ill.
The Eastern Air Services plane took off from Newcastle at 8.32am local time on a planned flight to Port Macquarie.
Emergency services were alerted to the emergency about 10.40am following reports the plane had mechanical issues.
Police officers attached to the Port Stephens Hunter Police District, fire crews and ambulance officers are on scene.
