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Rookie pilot missing the front wheel is coached into successful landing

It could have been a disaster for a new pilot when the front wheel fell off a small plane on take off. But some remarkable teamwork led to a safe landing. A student pilot on her third solo flight quickly learned what every pilot worries about, an equipment problem turning a simple flight into a life-and-death struggle.

When 21-year-old rookie pilot Taylor Hash took off last Friday in Michigan, veteran pilot Chris Yates realized something was off — literally. She had lost part of her front landing gear, but he helped her calmly and safely land the plane while she was alone in the air.

Parked small single engine propeller aircraft at sunset

Photo: Getty Images


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