Stoneham Explorers Play Role In Airport Emergency Landing

A release from the Stoneham Fire Explorer Program:

BEVERLY -- Members of the Stoneham Fire Explorer Program and members of the Danvers Law Enforcement Explorer Program, who were volunteering at the Beverly Regional Airshow on Sunday, Sept. 9, were called into action when the airport declared an emergency. A 17-year-old female student pilot had just taken off from the airport when it was discovered that the plane had lost a wheel.

Stoneham and Danvers Explorers were tasked with deploying assets to the Cherry Hill Office Park to disperse crowds of spectators from an area that had been pre-designated as a crash zone. Within minutes of the request, the crash zone had been cleared. The pilot was then guided by her instructor via radio and she made a successful emergency landing. The pilot was not hurt in the incident.

The half hour long incident put into place the emergency plans that had been developed for such incidents. While there were some tense moments, the outcome was as well as could be expected.

PHOTO CREDIT: Beverly Regional Airport Administration