Rod Lewis A-20 emergency belly landing. Pilot ok.

[bomberfan]

[*]From Facebook, apparently the A-20 suffered an in-flight mechanical issue and landed on her belly. It sounds like Stewart Dawson was flying and received minor injuries.

https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/articl ... yfG_W26DNg

[AG pilot]

Sad news. I hope the pilot will soon be okay.

[phil65]

This sucks...

Phil

[quemerford]

Looks like a hefty fire; hope it's repairable. Glad all are OK.

[kalamazookid]

Video (not mine) and it's Reddit, so best to ignore most of the comments.

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comme ... _air_show/

[ricusa]

I saw a YouTube report stateing the pilot had facial and head trama. Who knows if its true?

[ZRX61]

I saw a YouTube report stateing the pilot had facial and head trama. Who knows if its true?

Stu is a bit beat up.

[maradamx3]

That really sucks. Hope Mr. Dawson recovers quickly and then they can tend to repairing the Havoc.

[Lynn Allen]

I wish him a speedy recovery...

[lucky52]

I certainly hope he makes a complete recovery back to flight status. As for the plane, it looks like it could at least be a static display or maybe a donor to get other A-20s back in the air. Maybe more pictures will show what the plane looks like.

[old iron]

This was the Havoc that was donated through will to the NASM, but the family apparently took issue and this was returned. Would looked real nice at Udvar Hazy...

[Lynn Allen]

Are there any updates on Stewart's condition?

[bdk]

I certainly hope he makes a complete recovery back to flight status. As for the plane, it looks like it could at least be a static display or maybe a donor to get other A-20s back in the air. Maybe more pictures will show what the plane looks like.

Plane will be restored to flight. It has already been assessed.

[JohnB]

That's good news.
As the sole airworthy A-20, we should applaud Mr. Lewis' decision to repair and re-fly.

[Warbird Kid]

That's great news to hear. Rod is certainly putting his money where his mouth is.