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Rough landing at Odessa airport

A small Beechcraft King Air 90 turboprop airplane made a rough landing at the Odessa Municipal Airport Monday when its right side landing gear collapsed upon touchdown. The plane then spun out away from the landing strip and onto the gravel parking area beside it. Its right-hand propeller blades were bent nearly in half, and the aircraft suffered other major damage in the mishap.

There were no reports of injuries, nor was it known how many people were in the aircraft. The owner of the plane declined to be identified. There was no damage to the airport runway, said airport manager Stan Dammel....

 

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