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  • Pilot makes emergency landing

    08/05/2008 9:21:18 PM PDT · by Liberty Valance · 7 replies · 70+ views
    The Kerrville Daily Times ^ | Published August 6, 2008 | By Alyson Chapman
    A Kerrville pilot walked away unscathed after an emergency landing Tuesday morning at the Louis Schreiner Field. According to Texas Department of Public Safety reports, David Wampler made the landing after the front landing gear of his Cessna 177 Cardinal RG did not deploy. He landed on runway 30 and slid about 600 feet before coming to a stop. “The pilot did a textbook job of an emergency gear-up landing,” said interim airport manager Bruce McKenzie. “He remained very cool during the whole ordeal. He has been trained well.” According to DPS, Wampler took off from the Gillespie County Airport...