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US Airways flight makes belly landing at Newark Airport

A US Airways flight operated by Piedmont Airlines with 34 people aboard made a belly landing at Newark International Airport last night after its landing gear failed to lower.

Terrified passengers managed to escape the plane unharmed after the plane’s pilot – named by witnesses as Edward Powers – performed a heroic emergency landing.

Video footage of the turboprop twin-engine plane coming down on the runway showed a dramatic shower of sparks flying from its underbelly as it scraped across the tarmac, however, miraculously no fire was started.

Emergency workers on the ground doused the plane in foam as a precaution but it became clear that the actions of the quick-thinking pilot had saved US Airways Express Flight 4560.

Problems emerged as the Dash 8-100 plane operated by Piedmont Airlines, which was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members, came in to Newark around 1 a.m. having left Philadelphia two hours earlier.

Pilot Edward Powers was unable to fully lower the plane’s landing gear.

US Airways pilot makes belly landing at Newark airport as 34 terrified passengers escape alive after gear failed

Circling in the air several times the pilot repeatedly tried to lower the gear but to no avail.

The pilot then realized it would be necessary to raise the gear completely and make a belly landing which would give the plane a good chance to come down safely and lower its chances of veering off the runway.

He then continued to circle – dumping fuel to lower the risk of a fire.

On their safe arrival the passengers were evacuated to the terminal by bus.

The relieved pilot and his two crew members posed for a picture alongside the foam covered aircraft.

A spokesman for US Airways said they are cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board which is investigating the incident.

He also paid tribute to the work of Edward Powers.

There has been no reported disruption at the airport although one runway remains closed as investigations continue.

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