East Midlands Airport shut by Spitfire undercarriage collapse

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The runway at East Midlands Airport has closed after a Spitfire's undercarriage collapsed as it was coming in to land.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20939051

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PILOT error only seconds after landing caused the undercarriage of a vintage Spitfire to collapse and leave the aircraft stranded on the main runway at East Midlands Airport.

Hundreds of travellers had their flights diverted on January 7 when the 46-year-old unnamed pilot, with more than 9,200 hours of flying experience, "inadvertently selected the undercarriage UP lever" instead of pressing the lever to retract the flaps.



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