Estimated read time: 1-2 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, OGDEN — A C-130 performed an emergency landing at Hill Air Force Base on Sunday afternoon.
The aircraft declared an inflight emergency and landed around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to a press release from Hill Air Force Base’s Office of Public Affairs.
"The aircraft was on a firefighting mission when the air crew became aware of a potential malfunction with the nose landing gear. The crew then executed an emergency landing," said Army Major Beth Smith of U.S. Northern Command.
The aircraft sustained minor damage, but none of the six crewmembers on the plane were injured, Smith said.
The C-130 came from the 153rd Air Refueling Wing with the Wyoming Air National Guard, the press release said.
Smith said the aircraft was under the command of the U.S. Northern Command.
“The aircrew was conducting fire-fighting missions and was scheduled to arrive (at Hill Air Force Base) to refuel and resupply,” the press release said.
According to Smith, U.S. Northern command conducted more than 131 air drops, and they dropped over 244,000 gallons of retardant this fire season alone.
"U.S. Northern Command was established in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, and is responsible for homeland defense and reports to civil authorities," Smith said.
Contributing: McKenzie Romero
