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Ice cool Pilot orders Coffee and Wings before an Emergency Landing

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Pilot orders Coffee and Wings before an Emergency Landing - 00:10 - 04:14 Chillest ATC Ever During Emergency? - 04:14 - 06:36 Incident 1: On July 13, 2006, a Chautauqua Airlines Embraer ERJ-145, operating as Flight 3117 from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on behalf of US Airways, experienced a landing gear malfunction shortly after takeoff, as the gear failed to retract. The flight crew declared an emergency and subsequently returned to Buffalo, where the aircraft landed safely.

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Pilot orders Coffee and Wings before an Emergency Landing - 00:10 - 04:14 Chillest ATC Ever During Emergency?
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Development of the situation
- 04:14 - 06:36 Incident 1: On July 13, 2006, a Chautauqua Airlines Embraer ERJ-145, operating as Flight 3117 from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) on behalf of US Airways, experienced a landing gear malfunction shortly after takeoff, as the gear failed to retract.
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Response or continuation
The flight crew declared an emergency and subsequently returned to Buffalo, where the aircraft landed safely.
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Resolution or outcome described in the account
Incident 2: On 20 August 2025, N8313N a 1968 Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron (also known as a T-42 Cochise variant), a light, twin-engine piston aircraft owned by ST PETE AVIATION SERVICES LLC landed gear up at at St Petersburg FL.
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Accident Facts

Incident date
20 Aug 2025
Registration
N8313N
Aircraft
Beechcraft, ERJ/E-Jet
Airports
LGA (New York LaGuardia)
Category
Emergency, Gear problem
Reconstruction
6:45

Incident 2: On 20 August 2025, N8313N a 1968 Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron (also known as a T-42 Cochise variant), a light, twin-engine piston aircraft owned by ST PETE AVIATION SERVICES LLC landed gear up at St Petersburg FL. This aircraft is used for flight tracking, flight training, and other aviation purposes. This controller is soooooooooooo laid back, even with a belly landing!.

Audio from the original air traffic control recording, sourced from public recordings and released investigation records. The reconstruction, animation and written account are our own.
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