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Emergency landing at Buffalo Airport

Posted at 1:30 PM, Nov 01, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-01 13:30:10-04

A private jet on it's way to Florida made an emergency landing at the Buffalo/Niagara International Airport Thursday morning.

Pilots of the Lear-60 jet reported trouble with the planes landing gear doors after takeoff from Buffalo.  The plane circled the area to burn off fuel before finally landing safely back in Buffalo just before noon.

The NFTA says there were two pilots and two passengers on board the plane, on it's way to Sarasota Florida.

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