'Mechanical Issue' Causes NASA Research Jet to Perform Gear-up Landing

Dramatic Video Shows NASA Plane Belly Landing In Texas Amid Smoke And Flames

NASA's WB-57 high-altitude research plane made a gear-up belly landing at Ellington Airport in Houston due to a mechanical issue.

NASA Research Plane Does a Belly Flop at Houston Airport

A specialized NASA research jet made an emergency belly landing at Ellington Airport in Houston on Tuesday after an apparent malfunction, with all crew members reportedly safe. The aircraft, a WB-57 high-altitude research plane run by NASA's Johnson Space Center, came down without its landing gear deployed, NASA spokesperson Bethany...

NASA plane makes fiery belly landing at Texas airport

According to the Houston Airport, a NASA aircraft touched down on the runway without its landing gear deployed, sparking fire and smoke.

NASA plane makes fiery belly landing at Houston airfield

The two-person crew of a NASA plane is safe after the aircraft's landing gear failed, leading to a fiery belly landing at a Houston airfield.

NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue

One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.

NASA plane makes belly landing at Texas airport, video shows

Video shows the NASA WB-57 plane touching down with a jolt, its wings bouncing as yellow fire and white smoke bursts from beneath it.