5 on Board Escape Injury After Plane's Nose Gear Collapses While Landing at Bellingham

None of the five people on board was injured when a small plane experienced mechanical issues with its landing gear while landing at Bellingham International Airport on Saturday evening.

At approximately 8:08 p.m. Aug. 29, a non-local, twin-engine Beechcraft Baron experienced nose gear collapse while landing on Bellingham’s Runway 16, according to information provided to The Bellingham Herald in an email from Bellingham International Airport Director of Aviation Sunil Harman. Five people were aboard the plane.

An emergency alert was issued, Harman said, and Bellingham International Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting and off-site mutual aid and fire and rescue services from the Bellingham Fire Department mobilized and responded to the runway.

The five people aboard the plane got out on their own, Harman reported, and none reported any injuries.

Crews determined that no fuel had leaked from the plane, according to Harman, and therefore, no fire-suppressing foam was used.

The runway was closed for approximately an hour and 45 minutes while regulatory agencies were notified of the incident, the airplane was removed and the runway was inspected, Harman reported. During that time, a Horizon Air flight arriving from Seattle was delayed approximately 20 minutes.

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