Norwich Airport closed after light aircraft incident...

Today, a light aircraft experienced an issue that caused its undercarriage to collapse as it landed, forcing Norwich

Airport to close for several hours.

Two persons were on board when the plane reported a mechanical problem and was forced to divert to the airport.

Units from Carrow, Sprowston, Earlham, Hethersett, Wroxham, and Wymondham were among the fire departments

dispatched to the scene, along with others from throughout Norwich and beyond.

The undercarriage of the plane collapsed when it landed, but the two occupants were unharmed.

After the incident, the airport was shut down for a few hours, but it had to stay closed while the runway was cleaned.

A light aircraft carrying two persons diverted to Norwich Airport at 1:48 p.m. due to a reported undercarriage issue,

according to a Norwich Airport spokesperson.

“The undercarriage collapsed upon landing.

“Fire and ambulance services attended and the two people were removed from the aircraft without injury.” An

outward KLM flight to Amsterdam at 2:05 pm was cancelled, while an inbound TUI flight from Tenerife was

rerouted to Stansted.

On the rerouted flight, every passenger was driven back to Norwich.

Shortly before 5 p.m., the airport reopened.

Norwich Airport closed after light aircraft incident