Plane passenger makes ‘hard landing’ at Gainesville airport after pilot suffers medical emergency - Gainesville Times

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Plane passenger makes ‘hard landing’ at Gainesville airport after pilot suffers medical emergency

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport is owned and operated by the City of Gainesville Public Works Department. The airport has two runways, consists of two runways of 4,001 and 5,500 feet long. - photo by Scott Rogers

03232023 AIRPORT 3.jpg — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport is owned and operated by the City of Gainesville Public Works Department. The airport has two runways, consists of two runways of 4,001 and 5,500 feet long. - photo by Scott Rogers

A single-engine airplane made a “hard landing” at Gainesville’s Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport Friday evening after the pilot experienced a “medical emergency” and the passenger landed the plane, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.