The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the landing of a Piper Seminole P-44 aircraft without extending the landing gears at Essex County Airport on Sunday afternoon.

Essex County Airport reported a “gear-up” landing on their runway that had occurred on Jan. 12.

Officer Stacy Chiarolanza, public information officer for the Fairfield Police Department: "The pilot failed to put the landing gear down before landing” as the plane approached the runway."

Fairfield police, fire and EMS responded to the Piper Seminole P-44 aircraft, stopped on the runway.

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