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Two passengers and a pilot emerged unscathed from a small plane after it was forced to land without landing gear following a mechanical failure at Newcastle Airport in Australia\u2019s New South Wales.<\/p>\n
The plane, a Beach B-200 Super King, circled the airport for hours burning fuel before making a \u201ctextbook\u201d wheels-up emergency landing, CNN affiliate Nine News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Footage shows the plane approaching the runway without its landing gear activated before touching down and skidding along the tarmac until coming to a stop.<\/p>\n Emergency response vehicles were on standby and could be seen in the video racing to the aid of the plane.<\/p>\n Superintendent Wayne Humphrey from NSW police praised the 53-year-old pilot for executing a successful landing, saying that nobody was injured and the passengers had even been able to drive home, Nine News reported.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a great result, really well done by the pilot,\u201d Humphrey reportedly said. \u201cI could hear him on the air, he sounded very calm to me.\u201d<\/p>\n The plane had been circling the airport for several hours in order to burn fuel.<\/p>\n Those guiding the plane down in the control room burst into applause when they saw it had landed safely, Humphrey said.<\/p>\n The plane had been scheduled to make a 26-minute flight from Newcastle to Port Macquarie, about 400 kilometers (248 miles) north of Sydney.<\/p>\n For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n