Pilot fine after wheels up landing at Jandakot

A pilot flying a kitbuilt Lancair had a lucky escape on February 7 when he made a textbook wheels-up landing at Jandakot Airport.

The pilot of the Lancair IV-TP, registered VH-FTZ, was the only person on board the aircraft which experienced problems with its landing gear at approximately 4pm while on approach to land at Busselton Airport. As a result, he decided to return to Jandakot for an emergency landing and circled for more than an hour burning off fuel before making a wheels-up landing shortly before 6pm. The aircraft remained largely intact as it skidded on its belly down the runway. The pilot emerged later shaken but was given a clean bill of health by paramedics.