The pilot of a twin-engine Cessna made an emergency belly landing at Arlington Municipal Airport on Thursday.
With gears retracted, the pilot touched down on a foam-covered runway at about 12:42 p.m. and slid to a stop.
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WATCH HEREA few moments later, two people exited the aircraft with their luggage and walked away, apparently uninjured.
John Illson, an aviation safety expert with decades of commercial airline experience as a captain and advisor to the FAA, said foam is generally applied to runways during abnormal landing situations to reduce fire risk.
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SIGN UP FAA records show the aircraft, a 1967 Cessna 401, registered to an owner in Denton.
