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Experimental Plane Lands With Landing Gear Up In Petaluma

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SONOMA COUNTY, CA – An experimental aircraft landed with its landing gear up Sunday at the Petaluma Municipal Airport, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.

The plane called a Velocity skidded to a stop on its belly on runway 29, spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.

Only the pilot was onboard, and no injuries were reported.

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First responders found the small aircraft with minimal damage, officials said.

--Bay City News contributed to this report/ Image courtesy of Petaluma Firefighters Local 1415

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