PASCO, Wash. (AP) – Ten passengers and crew escaped from a small jet aircraft that crashed and caught fire while landing Tuesday morning at an airport in Pasco, Washington. A Pasco Fire Department spokesperson said the twin-engine Cessna Citation’s landing gear failed, causing it to skid down the runway and spark a fire, The Tri-City Herald reported. Everyone on board exited the plane and firefighters extinguished the flames, officials said.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating.
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