Jet Crash-Lands Safely at Akron-Canton Airport

No one was hurt when a corporate jet with balky landing gear landed on its belly Monday night at Akron-Canton Airport, officials say.

The Cessna Citation V circled for a half-hour, trying to deploy malfunctioning gear under its right wing. When the gear would not come down, the pilot landed with the gear on the front of the plane and the left side down, said airport spokeswoman Kristie VanAuken.

The jet touched down at 90 mph and slid in a circle before it stopped, VanAuken said. Emergency crews rushed to the jet to help shaken passengers.

The jet held four people, VanAuken said. She did not know where the flight originated but said the jet is based at Wayne County airport.

The jet landed on Akron's main north-south runway and remained there into the night, one wing bent upward, VanAuken said. The Federal Aviation Administration and Summit County Sheriff's Department were investigating, she said.

The 7:15 p.m. crash did not affect commercial air traffic at Akron-Canton, she said.

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