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Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishap

A Royal Thai Navy Cessna T-337 Skymaster rests on the runway of Phuket airport after its landing gear failed to deploy and the pilot had to make a belly landing on Wednesday. The plane has been in use for 42 years (Photos: Royal Thai Navy)

Phuket International Airport reopened its main runway on Wednesday afternoon, three hours after a Royal Thai Navy aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction and blocked the runway.

The belly landing by the Cessna T-337 Skymaster, which the Navy said was on a routine patrol, happened at 11.18am. There were no injuries.

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