A-10 Pilot 'Belly Lands' His Plane After Major Malfunction

Capt. Brett DeVries, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot of the 107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, poses next to the aircraft he safely landed after a malfunction forced him to make an emergency landing July 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. Photo courtesy US Air National Guard

Business Insider: A-10 pilot manages to 'belly land' his plane after gun malfunctions, canopy blows off, and landing gear fails

After a routine training run in Alpena County, Michigan in late July, US Air National Guard Capt. Brett DeVries survived the perfect storm of malfunctions to safely land his A-10 Thunderbolt II on its belly without the benefit of landing gear.

During a training exercise where A-10 pilots practice dropping inert bombs and ripping the planes' massive gun, DeVries' gun malfunctioned. Moments later, his canopy blew off his plane as he flew along at 375 miles an hour, according to a US Air National Guard write up of the event.

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WNU Editor: Apparently this A-10 can be fixed to fly again. Another testament on the resilience of the A-10.

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