MESA, Ariz. - An airplane had a rough landing at Mesa Gateway Airport after its nose gear wouldn't fully open on Saturday night.
The plane was preparing to land at Scottsdale airport when it started having difficulty lowering its nose gear.
The pilot used several methods to try to lower the gear and burn off excess fuel. Eventually the pilot rerouted to Mesa Gateway Airport because it has longer runways, in case of an emergency belly landing.
There were four people on board the plane, including the pilot.
The plane landed in Mesa, but the nose gear did collapse upon landing.
One person complained about shoulder pain that was from an injury prior to the plane landing. That person wasn't taken to a hospital.
There were no reports of fire.
