An Asia Pacific Airlines cargo plane landed at Guam’s international airport Friday without functioning landing gear. Three crew members were on board, and no one was injured, according to airport spokeswoman Rolenda Faasuamalie. No fire or smoke was reported. The aircraft took off from Guam at 1:08 p.m. local time on a “training flight,” Faasuamalie said. It was scheduled to return to the island at 3:15 p.m. local time. BOOKMARK: Go directly to the Today in the Sky homepage At around 2:55 p.m., the airport control tower received an alert that there was a situation on board that “may affect safe landing,” Faasuamalie said. The plane released fuel to become lighter, and also performed a touch-and-go ...
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