rookie pilot emergency landing

A student on her third solo flight landed her plane after the front wheel fell off. – Photo credit: FSX Aviation/Youtube

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Pilot helps solo student flier land safely after the wheel falls off her aircraft mid-flight

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4/4/2023
Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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