The landing gear on a Piper Turbo-Arrow gets stuck, and a mechanic stands up through a sunroof of a car to pull it down. 1:28 video:
More: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl...864-story.html
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baja (Oct 29, 2019), HobieDave (Mar 8, 2020), KustomsbyKent (Oct 29, 2019), Miloslav (Nov 1, 2019), Rangi (Nov 4, 2019), Scotsman Hosie (Nov 4, 2019), Seedtick (Oct 28, 2019)
Dangerous operation, lucky outcome. Required good communications.
Scotsman Hosie (Nov 4, 2019)
Then there's the U2 that drops the wing landing gear on takeoff and has to get fresh on landing. I was told by a U2 navigator that they tried having people driving under each wing to stuff the landing gear back on but now they just stop and touch to a skid, wait for wheels, then taxi in.
Landing towards the end of this video
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