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Landing gear failure prompts emergency landing at Ontario International Airport

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Landing gear failure prompted the pilot of a private airplane that took off from Los Angeles en route to Cabo San Lucas to make an emergency landing at the Ontario International Airport on Friday afternoon, officials said.

Atif Elkadi, deputy executive officer with the Ontario International Airport, said one of the plane’s rear tires was displaced, an issue that was discovered after takeoff from LAX at around 11:05 a.m.

The Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV made the emergency landing in Ontario at around 2 p.m. after circling the airport to burn off fuel. The aircraft had made its way well into Mexican airspace but circled back to land in Southern California rather than continuing on to its original destination, according to flight records.

None of the 10 passengers or two flight crew members was injured, Elkadi said.

The jet is registered to Really Convenient Aviation LLC of Wilmington, Delaware.