Training aircraft lands without a wheel [June 14 2014]

A Cessna 152 training aircraft made an emergency landing at Ratmalana Domestic Airport when one of its three wheels fell off to the Southern Expressway this morning, spokesman for Sri Lanka Air Force said.

The light aircraft deployed by a private pilot training school in Ratmalana landed safely once one of its wheels detached in mid air. The detached wheel had reportedly fallen on to the Southern Expressway in Millaniya area.

No serious damages to the flight nor any injuries to the pilot were reported. Also no casualties were reported on the expressway from the fall of the wheel, the Police Spokesman said.